The system, which will be first introduced at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International airport in November, will require all travellers leaving or entering South Africa to complete and submit an online traveller declaration.
The online system will collect this information and then email a “traveller pass” to passengers before departure.
“Upon arrival in South Africa, there will be instructions at the airports that will guide and inform travellers what to do next,” said the South African Revenue Service in a statement.
After being introduced at Johannesburg airport, the online system will be rolled out to South Africa’s other international airports in the first quarter of 2023.
