The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has announced the extension of the closing date for the submission of public comments on the White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection from 19 January 2024 to 31 January 2024.
The announcement is contained in Gazette No 49976, published on 08 January 2024. The Department has received substantial public comments. The extension of the closing date follows requests received from various organisations and individuals for additional time due to December holidays. The White Paper, together with the explanatory memorandum, can be downloaded here >>> Explanatory Memo and Gazetted White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection - click to download (PDF file: 6MB)
Written submissions should be addressed to the Chief Director: Strategy and Institutional Performance and maybe forwarded to the Department in any of the following manners:
- delivered by hand to the Department of Home Affairs, 230 Johannes Ramokhoase Street, Hallmark Building, Pretoria for attention of Mr Sihle Mthiyane;
- mailed to the Department at Private Bag X114, Pretoria, 0001; or
- emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Enquiries should be directed to Mr Sihle Mthiyane at 012 406 4353/ 073 762 0575 or Ms Rittah Monama at 012 406 7114/ 063 680 9897.
Media Enquiries:
Thabo Mokgola, 060 962 4982 (Spokesperson for the Minister of Home Affairs)
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