South African Citizenship

Hi there, does anybody know how many times South African Citizenship can get passed down to outside sa born children?

Thank you

I'm not sure if there is any limit, providing the person is registered as a South African citizen before the next generation is born.

Not sure how much of an issue that should be to you - the South African passport is rapidly depreciating in value as a travel document, latest rumour being that the U.K. is shortly to impose a tourist visa requirement.

thanks for your reply, i have also read about the wonderful sa passport not being worth much anymore. although being of little use to them i know.

It works exactly the same as British citizenship, i.e. you can only pass on your South African citizenship to your children if you obtained your South African citizenship by birth or naturalisation. They will then be South African by descent. However, someone who is South African by decent cannot pass on their South African citizenship unless their children are born in South Africa.

Or more simply put, at least every second generation will have to be born in South Africa in order to keep the line of citizenship going.

thanks dawie,

thats interesting to know. just couldnt find much info about it and thought as long as you resgistered the birth you could just keep passing it on down the decending line. thanks for your reply.

a_bentz wrote:... i have also read about the wonderful sa passport not being worth much anymore. it was more for my own pride i think wanting to give my children something of my past...

That can be very important too, though. Will your children be (or are they) eligible for South African citizenship?

hi christophe,

i was just wondering about the whole sa community in the uk with a new generation of outside sa born children, if their past would be lost which i now know does not last.

Dawie wrote:It works exactly the same as British citizenship, i.e. you can only pass on your South African citizenship to your children if you obtained your South African citizenship by birth or naturalisation. They will then be South African by descent. However, someone who is South African by decent cannot pass on their South African citizenship unless their children are born in South Africa.

Or more simply put, at least every second generation will have to be born in South Africa in order to keep the line of citizenship going.

Dawie, quick question....would the same principles apply in the case of adoptions?