Last Change:

06/02/2025

Refugees Act, 1998

Year: 1998

Type: Domestic law

Rights Category: Asylum

Description

This Act is to give effect within the Republic of South Africa to the relevant international legal instruments, principles and standards relating to refugees; to provide for the reception into South Africa of asylum seekers; to regulate applications for and recognition of refugee status; to provide for the rights and obligations flowing from such status; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Selected provisions
Refugees Act 130 of 1998 - Generic

Refugees Act 130 of 1998 - Generic