The Department of Home Affairs have now confirmed that the proposed date for implementation of the new Immigration Amendment Act concerning children traveling to South Africa will be October 1st. This is confirmed here.
"The Department of Home Affairs has provided a grace period
to allow children to travel with parents or guardians without an unabridged
birth certificate until end of September 2014.
This means that families will be able to travel with children
even for the coming school holidays as some would have made the necessary
arrangements ahead of the commencement of the Immigration Amendment Acts of
2007 and 2011 and the new Immigration Regulations. The Amendment Acts and
the new Regulations came into effect on 26 May 2014.
From 01 October 2014, the requirement for an unabridged birth
certificate for children travelling with parents will come into effect for the
safety of children, including their protection from child trafficking,
abduction and kidnapping.
The Department urges citizens and foreign nationals to heed the
call to apply for unabridged birth certificates for children. An unabridged
birth certificate of the child reflecting the particulars of the parents is
required in terms of the Immigration Regulation 6 (12)(a) for children
travelling with parents."
For more information on travel to South Africa Please follow the link or call: 01227 753181
