South Africa Regulations for under 18 yr children travellers postponed 17 Wed Sep 2014

The requirement that children under the age of 18 travelling to, from and through SA produce an unabridged birth certificate has been postponed until June 1, 2015. Similarly, the additional requirement for written permission in instances where children travel unaccompanied by parents, travelling with only one parent has been postponed.

This was announced by Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba, at a media briefing on Tuesday 16th September 2104.

Furthermore, Gigaba stated: “For foreigners’ purposes, an unabridged birth certificate is merely a birth certificate from the responsible authority in their country, which lists the particulars of the child’s parents. In the instance where this information is contained on the child’s passport, this too shall be accepted.”