{"id":152,"date":"2020-08-03T01:04:47","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T01:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.southafrica-newyork.net\/?page_id=152"},"modified":"2020-08-19T02:06:33","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T02:06:33","slug":"south-african-citizenship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.southafrica-newyork.net\/south-african-citizenship\/","title":{"rendered":"South African Citizenship"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"152\" class=\"elementor elementor-152\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52f1d39 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52f1d39\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c25d01\" data-id=\"0c25d01\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93d381f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"93d381f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6149207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6149207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">south african citizenship<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3549998 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3549998\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\"><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#cbb\">1. Citizenship by Birth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cbd\">2. Citizenship by Descent<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cbn\">3. Citizenship by Naturalization <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#exemp\">4. Exemptions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a20b09 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3a20b09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54ddbde elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"54ddbde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"cbd\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfca3c7 no-margin elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfca3c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">South African Citizenship by Birth<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8ae82b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8ae82b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\">\n<p>The following persons are South African citizens by birth:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Persons born in South Africa before October 6, 1995.<\/li>\n<li>Persons born in South Africa, adopted by parents of which one parent is a South African citizen and whose birth is registered.<\/li>\n<li>Persons born in South Africa, not having the nationality of any other country and whose birth is registered.<\/li>\n<li>Person born outside South Africa and whose parents were at the birth of the child in the service of the South African Government, representative, employee of a person, association of person resident, established in South Africa, was in the service of international organization to which the Government of South Africa is a member.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Registrations under this category are normally filed in South Africa and nearest offices of the Department of Home Affairs can be contacted in this regard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be273dc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"be273dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cbba09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"5cbba09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"cbb\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff5925a no-margin elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff5925a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">South African Citizenship by Descent<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-279c1dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"279c1dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\">\n<p>The following persons are South African citizens by descent:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Persons born outside South Africa of whom one of his or her parents was a South African citizen at the time of his or her birth and whose births are registered.<\/li>\n<li>Persons born outside South Africa, adopted by a South African citizen, and whose birth is registered.<\/li>\n<li>Any person in Namibia on or after March 21, 1990 whose mother or father was a South African citizen at the time of the birth of the child.<\/li>\n<li>Adopted child whose responsible parent was issued with a certificate of resumption of citizenship and has entered South Africa for permanent residence while he or she was a minor and whose birth was registered within a year after the certificate of resumption was issued.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36af5f9 no-margin elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36af5f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Checklist of Documents to be Submitted:<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec0571f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec0571f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\">\n<ul>\n<li>Completed BI-24 form to be endorsed by South African parent of child being registered.<\/li>\n<li>Completed BI-529.  Child and South African parents<\/li>\n<li>Original or notarized copy of foreign birth certificate.<\/li>\n<li>Original or notarized copies of South African parents&#8217; proof of citizenship. For instance, Birth certificate, ID book, valid passport.<\/li>\n<li>Original or notarized copy of parents&#8217; marriage certificate.<\/li>\n<li>A notarized letter of consent from the child&#8217;s non-South African parent giving her\/his consent for the child&#8217;s birth to be registered in South Africa.<\/li>\n<li>Adoption order (This is applicable to those who are adopted by South African citizens)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d74bfa7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d74bfa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0503b87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"0503b87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"cbn\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4081670 no-margin elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4081670\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">South African Citizenship by Naturalization<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dfdf5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dfdf5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\">\n<p>Persons who are South African citizens by naturalization or registration or were citizens of any of the former TBVC states by naturalization are regarded as naturalized South African citizens. Applications for naturalizations are filed only in South Africa and the nearest office of the Department of Home Affairs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08c94ca no-margin elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08c94ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Checklist of Documents to be Submitted:<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9fedf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9fedf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\">\n<ul>\n<li>Applicant must be a permanent residence holder.<\/li>\n<li>Ordinarily resident in South Africa and has been resident for one year after immediately preceding the date of application. In addition to this he or she has been resident in South Africa for a further period of not less four years during the eight years after the date of application. In a case of married man or woman, the applicant must have resided in South Africa for a period of not less than two years immediately preceding the date of his or her application and after the date of his or her marriage to such citizen.<\/li>\n<li>Person must be of a good character.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa658f9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fa658f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5db3d6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"5db3d6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"exemp\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7610784 no-margin elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7610784\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Exemptions issued in terms of the South African Citizenship Act (No. 88) of 1995<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d577b71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d577b71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffbaa3c no-margin elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ffbaa3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Section 6(2) Exemption: \n<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-789d2a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"789d2a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\">\n<p>This is an exemption issued to a South African citizen intending to retain his or her citizenship. The exemption takes four (4) to six (6) weeks to be issued and has to be applied for before a foreign citizenship is taken. Applicants are advised to ensure that they have the exemption certificate in hand, as a proof of the approval of their application before taking up foreign citizenship.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aaf267 no-margin elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9aaf267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Checklist of Documents to be Submitted:<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4b9036 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4b9036\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\">\n<ul>\n<li>Completed BI-529E.<\/li>\n<li>Completed BI-1664.<\/li>\n<li>Valid passport.<\/li>\n<li>Original or notarized copy of applicant&#8217;s proof of South African citizenship such as Birth certificate or ID book.<\/li>\n<li>Notarized letter confirming that the foreign citizenship has not been taken up and proof of current status in foreign country of which citizenship will be acquired.<\/li>\n<li>Prescribed fee of $25.00.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91e4d73 no-margin elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91e4d73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Section 26(4) Exemption:<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dbe48e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dbe48e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\">\n<p>This is a kind of exemption given to South Africans who took up a foreign citizenship before October 06, 1995. A person who takes up foreign citizenship without retaining his or her South African citizenship automatically loses his or her South African citizenship.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ef3f7a no-margin elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ef3f7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Checklist of Documents to be Submitted:<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c023f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c023f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\">\n<ul>\n<li>Completed BI-529E form.<\/li>\n<li>Completed BI-1666 form.<\/li>\n<li>Proof of the foreign citizenship acquired.<\/li>\n<li>Valid passport.<\/li>\n<li>Original or notarized copy of a proof of a South African citizenship.<\/li>\n<li>Prescribed fee $25.00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-210b691 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"210b691\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>south african citizenship Table of Contents 1. Citizenship by Birth 2. Citizenship by Descent 3. Citizenship by Naturalization 4. Exemptions South African Citizenship by Birth The following persons are South African citizens by birth: Persons born in South Africa before October 6, 1995. 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