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The distinction between the meaning of the terms citizenship and nationality is not always clear in the English language and differs by country. Generally, nationality refers a person's legal belonging to a nation state and is the common term used in international treaties when referring to members of a state; citizenship refers to the set of rights and duties a person has in that nation.
Individuals born in South Africa from and including 6 October 1995 onwards, to at least one parent who, at the time of the individual's birth, held either South African citizenship or South African permanent residency, are automatically South African citizens by birth, according to the South African Citizenship Act, 1995 (Act 88 of 1995).
South Africa: [50] Since 6 October 1995, a person born in South Africa to South African citizens or permanent residents is automatically granted South African citizenship (see South African nationality law). Sudan: A person born before 1994 gains Sudanese nationality at birth if his father was also born in Sudan. If his father was not born in ...
All South African citizens in South Africa can apply for the smart ID card. For identity document-purposes, the old green ID book will be phased out. [3] Identity documents are issued by South Africa's National Department of Home Affairs. [4] Despite South Africa having twelve official languages, the identity card is printed in English only.
As a discipline, the law of persons forms part of South Africa's positive law, or the norms and rules which order the conduct or misconduct of the citizens. [3] [4] Objective law is distinguished from law in the subjective sense, which is 'a network of legal relationships and messes among legal subjects', [5] and which deals with rights, [6] [7] or 'the claim that a legal subject has on a ...
A South African passport (also colloquially referred to as the 'Green Mamba' [3] or the 'Biltong Book' [4] by South Africans) is a travel document issued to citizens of South Africa for the purpose of international travel.
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.Its nine provinces are bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 miles) of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; [14] [15] [16] to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini ...
Children born in South Africa to parents who are both permanent residents (but not citizens) or to one parent who is a citizen will obtain citizenship via jus soli. Children born outside the country to at least one citizen-parent can obtain citizenship if the South African population authorities are properly notified about the birth.