Human Sciences Research Council Act, 2008
R 385
South African Citizenship Act, 1995 (Act No. 88 of 1995)Chapter 3 : Loss of South African Citizenship7. Renunciation of citizenship |
| (1) | A South African citizen who intends to accept the citizenship or nationality of another country, or who also has the citizenship or nationality of a country other than the Republic, may make a declaration in the prescribed form renouncing his or her South African citizenship. |
| (2) | The Minister shall upon receipt of a declaration made under this section cause such declaration to be registered in the manner prescribed, and thereupon the person who made the declaration shall cease to be a South African citizen. |
| (3) | Whenever a person ceases under subsection (2) to be a South African citizen, his or her minor children who are under the age of 18 years shall also cease to be South African citizens if the other parent of such children is not, or does not remain, a South African citizen. |
