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The South African Citizenship Act, 1995 (Act 88 of 1995) was amended by the South African Citizenship Amendment Act, 2010 (Act No. 17 of 2010) which came into operation on 1 January 2013.
It brought in updated requirements in areas of different applications around South African citizenship as follows:
- Confirmation of Citizenship: This is to confirm the citizenship status of South African nationals abroad.
- Retention of Citizenship: Any South African citizen who is 18 years and above and intends to acquire foreign citizenship without losing his/her South African citizenship,
must apply to be exempted from losing his/her SA citizenship (retain SA citizenship) before acquiring the foreign citizenship. Acquiring foreign citizenship
without applying for retention will result in an automatic loss of your South African citizenship. You cannot apply for retention after acquiring foreign
citizenship.
- Renunciation of Citizenship: You may apply for renunciation of citizenship to be ceased to be a South African citizen.
Any documents which you may possess indicating that you are a South African citizen, e.g. identity document, passport,
will be cancelled and returned to the Department of Home Affairs.
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