Can I travel and come back 2 days before my visa expires?
I am residing in South Africa and holds "accompanying spouse permit". I have already applied for extension of the permit before departure of my travel and planning to come back 2 days before the actual expiration date. I assume my extension would not be done before my departure. Will I be refused to enter at the border due to the fact only few days left in my current permit?
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So you are planning to overstay? Pretty bad idea unless I am misunderstanding your question.
However South Africa does not require a valid return ticket so you may be allowed in the country depending on the circomstances at the time but again if you are planning to overstay that is a terrible idea.
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