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Children Born In South Africa To Zimbabwean Parents Not Automatically Entitled To SA citizenship

8 months agoMon, 22 Jul 2024 14:09:02 GMT
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Children Born In South Africa To Zimbabwean Parents Not Automatically Entitled To SA citizenship

A South African court has rejected an application by Zimbabwean parents seeking to have their children issued with South African birth certificates.

According to IOL, the Polokwane High Court dismissed the parents’ application, which sought to review and overturn a decision by the Department of Home Affairs to refuse to issue birth certificates to their three children.

The court affirmed that children born in South Africa to foreign national parents do not automatically qualify for South African citizenship, and therefore are not entitled to be issued with South African birth certificates.

The argument by the parents was that the department’s refusal was unlawful, unconstitutional and invalid.

The parents are Zimbabwean citizens currently staying in South Africa and have three children who were born between 2010 and 2016.

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All their children were given unabridged certificates for non-citizens.

The parents had approached the department to apply for a South African birth certificate for each of the children as all the children were born in South Africa and didn’t have Zimbabwean citizenship or nationality.

They were told the only assistance they could get from the department was to be issued with unabridged birth certificates for non-South African citizens for their children to go to Zimbabwe so that the authorities there could issue them with Zimbabwean birth certificates.

The department said it was difficult to issue a South African birth certificate for citizenship where grounds for citizenship have not been established, as in this case, in terms of either birth or naturalisation.

Children born of permanent residents follow their parent’s status, the department said, adding the applicants were from Zimbabwe and had not renounced their citizenship.

Dual citizenship is prohibited in law and as such the applicant’s children are Zimbabwean citizens.

The department also said citizenship could not be conferred on children of permit holders for work approved for that purposes, or for study or holiday purposes.

The court said the basic principle of South African citizenship was that a child followed the citizenship or nationality of his or her parents.

If one parent was a South African citizen, the child would be a citizen by birth.

The court turned down the application and said it was best to register the children in Zimbabwe.

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52 Comments

Khanye · 8 months ago
Dai iri zim maito dhiza zvenyu nothing is impossible here n you were not going to end up in court like this
MICHAEL · 8 months ago
I Have been to Zimbabwe last month and I could see the need for the Diaspora people to ho back and rebuild the country ,running away to comebto ready made Soith Africa whom do you think will rebuild the country let alone put pressure on Goverment to change or copy how things were being done in other parts of world for development,I salute President Paul Kagame of Rwanda he isba real leader of the century not whstvI sawbin Zimbabwe..ĺ If they coppyb SA and Rwsnda then Zim will be good.Shame on Zim Roads. And Towns. I hope the best will come out o Zimbabwe don't be shy of your own country.,go give the non performing Mnangagwa Gvt the boot and put new brains .
Anonymous · 8 months ago
Zimbambwe will rise again
Anonymous · 8 months ago
Zimbabweans we are suffering here in South africa, I hope one day Zimbambwe will be great again
Anonymous · 8 months ago
Schooling is now become a challenge especially when a child was born in SA and parents are foreign nationals .they once issue permits to the parents now they are playing hide and seek , can you let your kid learn in SA two years then get to another country two years till ...........
Sbusis · 8 months ago
Wat about one parent is a foreign and one is a citizen and ther are merried and thevchild born in South Africa is the child still a foreigner
Anonymous · 8 months ago
Wat about the mother is a Zimbabwean and she has a pamernant resident she was merried and the father is a citizen and the child born in South Africa the child is it a citizen or is a foreign
Mxolisi ndlovu · 8 months ago
Nothing special about south africa
Anonymous · 8 months ago
Don't forget about children in the UK or USA who are no longer Mazimbos at this stage. Relocating must not be an issue for people
Sanelisiwe · 8 months ago
What's so special about South Africa, I hate that country with a passion, it's demonic. People kill each other like animals. I wonder really what will make someone want to live in that country. I feel pity for our brothers and sisters there. Out of all the countries in the world and someone chooses South Africa how strange.
Anonymous · 8 months ago
That was taking their lucky too far 😞
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Anonymous · 8 months ago
nothing lucky about SA the crime rate and sharks are insane
Anonymous · 8 months ago
Because of Zimbos, Nigerians and other foreign nationalities
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Wristwatch Tshangarai · 8 months ago
We are all African and there are no borders in Africa
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Quabe · 8 months ago
If you put fence around your house, you have to keep quiet on this matter. Demarcation will always be there. Don't put your nose onto our own affairs as South Africans.
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Anonymous · 8 months ago
Bull****
Anonymous · 8 months ago
Last year news
Anonymous · 8 months ago
Let the kids be Zimbabweans, Zimbabwe paichazonaka muchazoda kuti vaite maZimbabweans futi? Nyika ichaita huchi nemukaka iyi
Anonymous · 8 months ago
**** want to mingle their blood with the innocent and pure blood of innocent South Africans. 💥💯
Makonise · 8 months ago
Vana ngavapihwe ikodzero yavo why abusing children rights
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Anonymous · 8 months ago
Kkkkkk they don't have those rights,they are Zimbos period vana vekumusha ava
Tell Zim · 8 months ago
Iwe vana vako mazimbos, kuda kunzi vana mapedi here imi vabereki vakapusa, go to the Zim embassy there get those birth certificates s
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Anonymous · 8 months ago
Vana ivavo vanozodaidzwa **** zulu **** tswana fungai zvakanaka vabereki
shinso · 8 months ago
endai kuzim nevana south africa haina dhiri
VaMbunde · 8 months ago
**** parents, a visitor who now wants to be part of the family
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Anonymous · 8 months ago
Heya ko vana vajonh white vakazvarirwa ikoko vakaitwa zvokudiiko musada kutipa hasha
Anonymous · 8 months ago
NAZOKE.DANKOH
Anonymous · 8 months ago
True! A goat, born in a stable, is not a horse.
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VaMbunde · 8 months ago
you are very correct
Anonymous · 8 months ago
If my child is born in Zimbabwe as a South African parents how come can she/he Zimbabwean. Think again
Quabe · 8 months ago
They will always be Zimbabweans where ever they go.
Anonymous · 8 months ago
Y'all talk like being a Zimbabwean means less of a human being or kungani yizinja eziyeyiswayo
dj TECH 🇿🇼 · 8 months ago
hurumende ingasiye ma$50 usd here ainotora pamabirth evanhu avo👆
Voltaire · 8 months ago
Huyai nevana venyu kuno vapiwe ma birth kwa Mudzviti
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secret · 8 months ago
thank u Mr proudly zimbabwe
secret · 8 months ago
and Anonymous
Zim Home Affairs department · 8 months ago
Come back and fight us, not to run away. Bring those children here so we can loot their taxes too
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VlP Admire kuyeri · 8 months ago
passport
Proudly Zimbabwean · 8 months ago
@secret Passport ikuita 170usd
secret · 8 months ago
ko birth certificate
Anonymous · 8 months ago
$15
secret · 8 months ago
ko driver's license
secret · 8 months ago
paspot ikuita marii kuitora
Zanu securocracy · 8 months ago
South Africa is no longer that vital, it has no significant impact to the masses of rich Zimbabweans

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