swissboks Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 (edited) Can anyone confirm what happens to the rights of a SA citizen minor when the child's parents (and the child) receive a second nationality? This is what I've been told by the consulate so far:- on receipt of a second citizenship (without permission) the parents forfeit their SA citizenship, but not minor children- up until age of 16, a child can be a dual national and travel to South Africa on a foreign passport- from 16, the child must travel to SA on SA passport- a minor may not renounce their SA citizenship and this can only be done upon reaching 18 (although then the form BI-246 is mildly confusing as it states : "The responsible parent must sign on behalf of a minor child"?Does this mean, there is no way for a child aged 16-17 to travel to SA without a SA passport??....and a second question :Seemingly a bit contradictory, the Citizenship Act (section 7-3) states that if a child's parents renounce their SA citizenship, that child also ceases to be a citizen.Upon reaching the age of 18, can such a child apply to have their citizenship reinstated? Edited November 5, 2014 by swissboks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhyss Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 have a look at this FB Group. There's a campaign to sort the issue of dual citizenship and loss of citizenship out. Post your question there.https://www.facebook.com/groups/717574321632874/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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