THE South African Government has relaxed travel requirements for children travelling through its borders by scrapping compulsory submission of affidavit forms which many found cumbersome.
South Africa’s Home Affairs Department announced the relaxation of travel requirements with effect from December 1.
The neighbouring country, in 2014, imposed stringent travelling requirements for children going in or out of South Africa.
Parents were supposed to sign several affidavit forms to prove that they consented to their children travelling.
The law is said to have affected tourists’ arrivals, impacting negatively on the economy resulting in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government reviewing it.
“The Department of Home Affairs is pleased to announce the relaxation of some international travel requirements for children going through South African ports of
entry. The revised conditions are contained in the Government Gazette titled “Draft First Amendment of the Immigration Regulations, 2014 made under the Immigration Act,” reads
the statement posted on the South African Department of Home Affairs website. Chronicle