GOT THE EXEMPTION!!! After 4 applications never hearing back from any of them (under compassionate reasons) we finally got the exemption today after applying for a 5th time yesterday (under urgent personal reasons). We had originally applied the 12th of may for a intended travel date on the 7th o...

Good to hear that a few people got their exemption yesterday! I am still waiting for a response with the travel date for the 7/6. Reapplied with a travel date for the 9/6 and got that application flagged as urgent, still no response. Ended up buying flights for tonight and called home affairs to ...

Whoa! That is so fustrating that they didn't email you back! But great that you can leave now! Did you put in separate applications for all of you? I'm trying to leave with my husband and we put in separate applications but am not actually sure that it is necessary as you have to state in your ap...

I have the same experience! Still waiting for an exemption for the travel date of yesterday. So reapplied today with travel date tomorrow. Hopefully they are working on public holidays.

Yes flight was today but still haven't heard anything back yet in regards to the permit so obviously had to reschedule. So fustrating! :(