Annexure C
SUGGESTED FORMAT: PARENTAL CONSENT AFFIDAVIT
(CONSENT FOR PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 18 TO TRAVEL TO OR FROM THE REPUBLIC)
I/We* hereby declare my/our consent that my/our daughter/son whose Unabridged Birth Certificate (UBC) or
**Equivalent document is attached may travel to and from South Africa:
Surname: ______________________ Name: ______________________ Date of birth _______________________
Identified by Passport no: _____________________ is travelling from ___________________________________ to
____________________ for the period _________________ to _____________________ 20_______________****
and / or** is a student / cared for at ________________________________________________________________
situated at (address) ____________________________________________________________________________
______________________. Contact number of learning institution/place of care: ____________________________
The child is accompanied / will be received in South Africa by (delete appropriately):
Surname, Name
Relationship
Residential Address
Work Address
Contact No: Work Mobile Residence
Attach copy of South African ID or if a foreign national attach passport and visa of person receiving the child in SA.
Mother:
Surname, Name
Residential Address
Residential Address
Work Address
Contact No: Work Mobile Residence
Signature and date
Attach copy of mother’s ID or passport.
Father:
Surname, Name
Residential Address
Work Address
Contact No: Work Mobile Residence
Signature and date
Attach copy of father’s ID or passport.
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Legal Guardian:
Surname, Name
Residential Address
Work Address
Contact no. Work Mobile Residence
Signature
Date
Attach legal guardian’s appointment letter or court order and ID or passport.
Copies of the following documents are attached:
Unabridged Birth Certificate (UBC) or Equivalent Document of child travelling
ID or Passport and Visa of person receiving child in the Republic
Court Order (where applicable)
Death Certificate (of any deceased parent reflected on the UBC or Equivalent Document)
ID or Passport of parent(s) or legal guardian(s)
Thus signed and **sworn/solemnly affirmed before me on this …………. day of
… ……… … … …… ..20… …… … .
… ……… … … … ……… ……… …… …… …… …… ….
OFFICE STAMP
Commissioner of Oaths
(May be attested free of charge at any embassy or mission of the Republic of South Africa)
First name(s): … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
Surname: …… …… …… … … …… … …… …………
Capacity: …………………………………………….
Place: ……… …… … … …… … … … ……… …… ……
Contact Number: ……………………………………
*Both parents whose details appear on the UBC or Equivalent Document shall consent to the child’s travel.
Where only one parent’s details appear, only such parent’s consent is required.
**Delete whichever is not applicable.
***An Equivalent Document is any official document or letter issued by a foreign government (including a foreign embassy) or a
letter issued by the Director-General of the Department of Home Affairs in lieu of an unabridged birth certificate and which serves
as a confirmation of parentage of a person below the age of 18.
****This document remains valid only for the period stipulated.
TRAVELLING ABROAD Explanatory Note:
These regulations apply to all travellers,
WITH CHILDREN
foreign as well as South African; on
departure as well as arrival.
Familiarise yourself with SA’s new requirements for travelling with children. SA In the case of foreign countries that do not
now has new immigration laws to protect citizens and to improve lives: issue unabridged birth certificates, a letter to
• Parliament amended the Immigration Act, 2002 in 2007 and 2011. this effect issued by the competent authority of
• This gave us the Immigration Amendment Acts of 2007 and 2011. the foreign country should be produced.
• The amended acts came into force with the Immigration Regulations,
2014. All documents must be original or copies certified as
• They came into operation on 26 May 2014. a true copy of the original by a commissioner of oaths or the equivalent
• These new laws changed how we handle movement in and out of SA commissioning authority, should commissioners of oath not be a practice in
the country concerned;
NEW IMMIGRATION 2. Where one parent is travelling with a child.
REGULATIONS Requirements:
(i) Such parent must produce an unabridged birth certificate of the child
NEW IMMIGRATION
1 June 2015
reflecting the particulars of the parents of the child
1. Where parents are travelling with a child.
Effective
(ii) Consent in the form of an affidavit from the other parent registered
REGULATIONS Requirements:
(i) Such parents must produce an unabridged birth certificate of the child
as a parent on the birth certificate of the child authorising him or her
to enter into or depart from the Republic with the child he or she is
Requirements made easy! reflecting the particulars of the parents of the child.
travelling with
(iii) A court order granting full parental responsibilities and rights or legal
(ii)Adopted children to provide proof of adoption by means of an adoption
guardianship in respect of the child, if he or she is the parent or legal
certificate
guardian of the child; or
(iv) Where applicable, a death certificate Provided that the Director-General may, where the parents of the child are 5 Any child who is in alternative
of the other parent registered as a parent of the both deceased and the child is travelling with a relative or another person care as defined in the
child on the birth certificate; related to him or her or his or her parents, approve such a person to enter Children’s Act, 2005
(v) Legally separated parents should also into or depart from the Republic with such a child. (Act No. 38 of 2005)
provide a court order when the other parent does
not give consent. 4. Any unaccompanied minor shall produce Requirements:
to the immigration officer shall, before departing from the Republic,
produce a certified copy of an authorisation
Provided that the Director-General may, where Requirements: letter from the Provincial Head of the Department
the parents of the child are both deceased and the child (i) Proof of consent from one of or both his or her parents or legal of Social Development where the child resides as
is travelling with a relative or another person related to him or guardian, as the case may be, in the form of a letter or affidavit for the contemplated in section 169 of the Children’s Act.
her or his or her parents, approve such a person to enter into or depart from child to travel into or depart from the Republic: Provided that in the
the Republic with such a child. case where one parent provides proof of consent, that parent must Explanatory Note:
also provide a copy of a court order issued to him or her in terms of This Regulation has entered into force on 26 May 2014.
Explanatory Note: which he or she has been granted full parental responsibilities and
The affidavit may not be older than 3 months, dating from the date of travel. rights in respect of the child; Together we can move South Africa forward.
(ii) A letter from the person who is to receive the child in the Republic,
3. Where a person is travelling with a child who is not his containing his or her residential address and contact details in the APPLY TODAY! Travelling or not travelling! It is the right thing to do!
or her biological child, he or she must produce. Republic where the child will be residing; Visit at your leisure the Home Affairs website – www.dha.gov.za – for
(iii) A copy of the identity document or valid passport and visa or documents and more information on the new immigration acts and
Requirements: permanent residence permit of the person who is to receive the child regulations.
(i) A copy of the unabridged birth certificate of the child; in the Republic; and
(ii) An affidavit from the parents or legal guardian of the child confirming (iv) The contact details of the parents or legal guardian of the child. For civic services, including application for unabridged
that he or she has permission to travel with the child; birth certificates and other documents, speak to our Civics Branch.
(iii) Copies of the identity documents or passports of the parents or legal Contact details are on our Home Page, at www.dha.gov.za.
guardian of the child; and
(iv) The contact details of the parents or legal guardian of the child We Care!
