I expect them to give me some kak at the airport but hopefully they'll let me in. Zambia If the applicant is in the care of a guardian other than the parents, proof of the High Courts appointment must accompany the application. Germany ' theme/theme/_rels/themeManager.xml.relsPK ] . likely, you'll get in. Wake Island >>> CLICK HERE FOR THE NOTICE. Tuvalu Namibia The rules set out above also apply to travellers wishing to transit South Africa. Cocos Island You may get a fine but they won't stop you entering. Vietnam V D C - I think OP means it's unusual to have been out of the country for 17 years without ever having returned, not that it's unusual to return to one's country of birth. Canada I seem to recall the law is pretty clear on this so I'd rather not push the limits. Virgin Islands (USA) 8 PK ! o r g / d o w n l o a d s / S A _ C i t i z e n s h i p A m e n d m e n t A c t . UCT Vice-Chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng cleans out her desk, Trevor Noah and Black Coffee spotted at Table Mountain PICTURES, Daily Lotto: Here are Wednesday, 1 Marchs results and numbers, Lotto: Here are Wednesday, 1 Marchs numbers and results. Angola If divorced and sole parental rights and responsibilities in regard to guardianship have not been granted to one parent,the child and both parents should be in attendance when the application is submittedand both must sign the application form. Malaysia Haiti Tourist passports: persons under 16 years are issued to SA citizens who are aged 15 years or younger. To apply for the passport, you must submit the following documents: List of South African Banks | Commercial, Foreign & Mutual Banks. Georgia If you hold South African citizenship, you must enter and exit South Africa on your South African passport. Montenegro St Kitts-Nevis Syria I could be wrong. Slovakia There was lots of information on this matter in a (long) thread on here a few years back : https://www.tripadvisor.co.za/ShowTopic-g293740-i9186-k4351300-Help_British_passport_holder-South_Africa.html. Austria Somalia Kyrgyzstan (The airlines are typically liable to take people back if they didn't do a proper check regarding entrance conditions, so they typically filter out these cases in order to avoid costs.) South African passports include the following information: List of South Africa Foreign Exchange Banks. Suriname Mongolia Azerbaijan China New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Press J to jump to the feed. Solomon Islands My advice would be why not just enter as a Netherlands citizen? Kuwait The passport should also have at least two blank pages and remain valid for no less than 30 days after departure from the country. Why is it at all unusual to go back to visit the country of your birth? Turkmenistan Oman Dont worry we wont send you spam or share your email address with anyone. South African children travelling on South African passports may travel to South Africa without birth certificates. Eritrea h! 5CJ OJ QJ \^J aJ h! OJ QJ ^J aJ h CJ OJ QJ ^J aJ $hO h! 0J CJ OJ QJ ^J aJ ;j hO hO >*B*CJ OJ QJ U^J aJ ph &hO >*B*CJ OJ QJ ^J aJ ph /j hO >*B*CJ OJ QJ U^J aJ ph hs CJ OJ QJ ^J aJ h! CJ OJ QJ ^J aJ h! CJ OJ QJ ^J h! h! 5OJ QJ ^J aJ 3 4 gd51 gd! gd! gd! h! CJ OJ QJ ^J aJ &h51 h51 5CJ OJ QJ \^J aJ #h51 h51 5CJ OJ QJ ^J aJ 2 1h:p! / =!"#$% D y K y K h t t p : / / w w w . Thus, even if a persons South Africanpassport expired 10 years ago and he/she still has the right to a SA passport, he/she must apply for a newly issued one in order to travel to South Africa., UPDATE: We also received this message from the South African High Commission: South African citizens must use their South African passport to enter and exit the Republic. Taiwan Your passport should be valid for at least 30 days Passports should also have at least two blank pages for entry stamps. )O^rC$y@/yH*)UDb`}"qJX^)I`nEp)liV[]1MOP6r=zgbIguSebORDqu gZo~lAplxpT0+[}`jzA V2Fi@qv5\|NleXdsjcs7f W+7`gJj|h(KD- dXiJ(x$(:;!I_TS1?E??ZBmU/?~xY'y5g&/>GMGeD3Vq%'#q$8K)fw9: New Caledonia Montserrat Slovenia List of International Airlines (Flights) in South Africa. (Two warnings and you cant use the passport to enter SA). Report inappropriate content . As long as you aren't staying past the 90 day tourist period it should be fine. Web19. To avoid problems at the airport on arrival, youre advised to ensure your passport is valid for six months. addy9111595837c121db83eaf167e42f157e = addy9111595837c121db83eaf167e42f157e + 'dha' + '.' + 'gov' + '.' + 'za'; Guinea The border official looked sympathetically at her case given how badly the embassy abroad had treated her, the extreme circumstance with COVID, and the nature of the family emergency at home. Vatican City State If a parent cannot be located or refuses to consent, or a dispute concerning consent arises, the matter should be referred to the Childrens Court. Lesotho Just checked with my co-worker, he just enters SA on his British Passport as his SA one expired about 10 years ago and he's never renewed. Czech Republic Remember that some countries do not accept emergency travel documents/certificates. The passports are valid for 5 years and are not renewable. WebRe: Entering South Africa on a foreign passport 5 years ago Save By law, AFAIK, if you are a South African citizen whether single or dual citizenship, you must enter and leave Cameroon 9 9 r0L M \ 0 R 9 P ^ Z @ 4 , ^ ^ ^ 1 1 U R ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ : NOTICE TO SOUTH AFRICANS WHO HAVE DUAL CITIZENSHIP Given recent developments around the issue of the Citizenship Amendment Act and in response to media enquiries on this matter, the Department of Home Affairs wishes to set out to the public a clear and comprehensive picture of the situation in this regard.Government recently repealed section 9 of the South African Citizenship Act of 1995, which regulated the use of the citizenship or nationality of another country by a major (adult) South African who has dual citizenship.In essence, the Act repealed the provision, which allowed the Minister of Home Affairs to deprive a citizen of his or her citizenship for having used the citizenship of a foreign country. Tonga WebAnswer 11 of 74: Hi everyone I was born in South Africa and left when I was 11 years old. WebOnce a person has been granted dual citizenship, the holder must always enter and depart South Africa on their valid South African passport. Please visit the following linkhttp://southafricahouseuk.com/passports/psprt_renpsprt.html for the requirements and forms, for the renewal of your South African passport.. They might fine you (they lawfully can), but in my own experience the border control officers have been understanding in such a scenario. For people who have lost their SA citizenship status through accepting a second nationality and not applying for permission first, they must do a SA citizenship determination application whereafter they will be issued with a letter confirming that they cannot make use of a South Africanpassport, which letter can then be shown when they enter South Africaas confirmation why they are not travelling on a SA passport, explains the immigration consultant. We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services. He travels to SA at least twice a year, always enters and leaves on his UK passport, and has never had a problem. If Im no longer a citizen, can I enter with my foreign passport with no problems? The passports are valid for 10 years from the date of issue, and are not renewable. Banks in South Africa and Their Universal Branch Code. St Helena Bulgaria In the case of minors born out of wedlock, the biological father s consent will also be required if any of the circumstances as outlined in section 21 of the Childrens Act, 1995, are applicable, the child and both parents should be in attendance when the application is submitted. WebThe only issue for law around all major South African citizens having South African passports is if you left SA very young and never grew up there you would not consider yourself a citizen so therefore would never even think of getting one. Trinidad & Tobago Nigeria WebEssentially, the Amendment Act provides that an adult South African citizen, who has dual citizenship or nationality, can freely use his or her foreign passport outside South Africa. Obviously the significant problem I now face is that I don't have a South African passport, nor will I be able to get one in time, and I have absolutely no South African ID cards. Permanent South African passports and travel documents (machine-readable documents) are printed only in Pretoria, South Africa, from where they are dispatched to the offices of application. Vanuatu Just thought I would update this thread with what actually happened since when I was doing research there was a lot of questions and not a lot of closure! Faroe Islands (We'll be printing out all correspondence with the embassy, will have proof of passport application, and a letter of motivation from the doctor about the situation). To apply for the passport, you must submit the following documents: Maxi tourist passports are 48-page documents meant for frequent travellers. Under law you are considered as a Dual Citizen of Australia and South Africa. French Southern Ter Tourist passports: persons16 years and older and maxi tourist passports are only issued to SA citizens 16 years or older. Norfolk Island Cook Islands Travel with your green ID book they never expire, I don't think you will have too much trouble at the border. St Lucia His South African passport had also expired, he just used his British passport he had no problems. There are special requirements for travelling to South Africa with children under the age of 18. Fiji Lebanon Everything here is still valid for Australian residents as well as Brits. In terms of the HYPERLINK "http://www.suedafrika.org/downloads/SA_CitizenshipAmendmentAct.pdf" South African Citizenship Amendment Act of 2004, which came into effect on 15 September 2004, it is now an offence for a major South African citizen to enter the Republic or depart making use of the passport of another country. It is a difficult and unique situation, made much worse by a global pandemic. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. WebThe only issue for law around all major South African citizens having South African passports is if you left SA very young and never grew up there you would not consider yourself a citizen so therefore would never even think of getting one. Australia Honestly, it's an interesting gray area I've also often wondered about - e.g. WebAccording to the law, a South African citizen may not be refused entry to South Africa. WebA South African citizen entering South Africa with a foreign passport will be subjected to a fine or imprisonment (in terms of the South African Citizenship Act, 1995) All births registrations must take place within 30 days of the birth of a child (in terms of the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1992.) Passports and other documents accepted for entry must be valid for a minimum of 30 days beyond the period of intended stay. Sorry, cannot be of any more help. Foreign nationals can enter with a maximum of either: 25,000 Rand (ZAR) $US10,000; foreign currency Mozambique Once the validity period of a passport expires you will have to submit a new application for a passport. Azores Guadeloupe Switzerland Just use your Dutch one? I'm curious how do the South African authorities know that someone has acquired the nationality of another country? WebPassports. Croatia Passport Note. This is the practice of international private law so please make sure you do due diligence., South African Dual Citizenship & Retaining your South African Nationality Have a great time - and hope to see you back! But, on this trip, you certainly should have no problems. These passports are only valid for a period of 5 years. I really don't know, but likely you would we slapped with some kind of fine or worse. St Pierre & Miquelon g k }j\P? Rwanda Applications made within South African borders can be submitted to any office of the Department of Home Affairs; applications made outside of the country can be submitted to your nearest South Africa embassy or mission. s u e d a f r i k a . I'm am currently going through the same situation. Guernsey Uruguay Jill Biden . 9 9 9 9 9 M M M M a M . var addy9111595837c121db83eaf167e42f157e = 'webmaster' + '@'; It's an offense to enter SA with a foreign passport if you hold an SA passport (although I don't know how much this is enforced). Korea South Italy Both countries recognise Dual Citizen status. about 10 years ago and he's never renewed. To report the loss of an official passport to the SA Police Services and the designated person in your department or organisation as soon as possible after the loss. They can't send you backand regardless of date on passport you are a South African and thus entitled to enter SA. In the case of minors born out of wedlock, the biological father s consent will also be required if any of the circumstances as outlined in section 21 of the Childrens Act, 1995, are applicable, the child and both parents should be in attendance when the application is submitted. 6 7 8 g h Enquiries should be directed to the Protocol Section in the aforesaid Department. Niger Eventually if the immigration computer picked up you had been in and out of SA a few times you might be required to also get an SA passport as you would be deemed to have ties here. Documents for travel purposes are issued to South African permanent residence permit holders who cannot obtain travel documents from their countries of origin. See Visas and Passport validity sections for more information. Wed like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services. Web3.1. Philippines Yes, as you were born here and then left the country before you became 18 and you have not subsequently, personally, renounced your SA citizenship then you are South African Citizen by birth until you die (or the law in SA is changed). Cambodia Jersey Mexico There is no reason that you should have. It was suggested we should get them renewed in London for our next visit to SA. It truly sucks but they have a job to do. This means that the worst that can happen is that you will receive a fine if prosecuted. Glad you had no problems - and thanks for responding back here. You will still need a letter stating that you cannot use a South African passport. Which African country for first time visitor? American Samoa The issue of deprivation of citizenship was inconsistent with the Constitutional right to citizenship. When your South African passport expires you have to complete a new application to get a new passport. 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