South Africa Home Affairs minister Malusi Gigaba says the new immigration regulations requiring travellers under the age of 18 to travel with an unabridged birth certificate or its equivalent from their country of origin has been deferred until 01 June 2015.
The deferment comes following months of fervent lobbying by ASATA and its trade association partners in South Africa, including meetings with both the minister and deputy minister, letters to the Ministry and opinion pieces in the press to raise awareness around the negative impact that these new immigration regulations could have on the travel and tourism sectors and the shortfalls in the ability of Home Affairs to meet their own objectives regarding various amendments to the Immigration Act.
South Africa Home Affairs minister Malusi Gigaba says the new immigration regulations requiring travellers under the age of 18 to travel with an unabridged birth certificate or its equivalent from their country of origin has been deferred until 01 June 2015.
The deferment comes following months of fervent lobbying by ASATA and its trade association partners in South Africa, including meetings with both the minister and deputy minister, letters to the Ministry and opinion pieces in the press to raise awareness around the negative impact that these new immigration regulations could have on the travel and tourism sectors and the shortfalls in the ability of Home Affairs to meet their own objectives regarding various amendments to the Immigration Act.
