Having South African citizenship remains essential when obtaining another nationality so you can preserve your rights. Citizens of South Africa need to ask for retention before getting foreign citizenship or face automatic denunciation of their rights. This guide explains the retention application procedure together with the necessary requirements and deadlines and complete eligibility standards along with required documents. The knowledge of such legal requirements allows you to protect your citizenship in addition to your travel rights and your national identity status. Multiple citizenship benefits are accessible to people moving to new locations for employment or family reasons. Understanding the essential standard of South African citizenship protection requires this guide on retention rules and procedural steps.
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Retention of South African Citizenship
In terms of Section 6(1)(a) of the South African Citizenship Act 88 of 1995, South
Africans are required to apply for and be granted permission to retain their South
African citizenship, prior to applying for an additional citizenship. If you do not complete
this process, you could stand to automatically lose your South African citizenship on
voluntary acquisition of a foreign citizenship.
Within the wording of the Act, the pertinent sentence would be: “Voluntarily take on
another Citizenship” One would have to go through a formal application process and
attend a Citizenship swearing in ceremony before acquiring a Citizenship voluntarily.
Please note that this is not relevant to persons born as Dual Nationals but only to
people who voluntarily take on another Citizenship.
Immigration Assist will assist in advising the SA Government that the applicant wishes
to retain their South African Citizenship
We will take care of the entire process including contacting the relevant Embassy and
acquiring a letter advising the SA Government that the applicant is in the process of
applying for another Citizenship.
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We will get confirmation of the above from the department of Home affairs and receive a
retention letter on your behalf. We will have it expedited from the Head Office in about 3
to 5 weeks.
Avoid having to wait months when applying on your own and the possible devastating
consequences of losing your South African Citizenship.
Let Immigration assist take care of your retention process for you, contact us today for
expert advice and assistance.
Name = Immigration Assist
Contact No.= 845555804
Contact Email = dean@immigrationassist.co.za
Location: 112 Armadale Street, Sydenham, Johannesburg, 2192
Website: www.immigrationassist.co.za