Travel regulation for children under 18 years of age

Sample of Parental Consent Affidavit form.

  1. Where parents are travelling with a child, such parents must produce an unabridged-birth certificate of the child reflecting the particulars of the parents of the child. In the case of one parent travelling with a child, he or she must produce an unabridged birth certificate and:
    1. consent in the form of an affidavit from the other parent registered as a parent on the birth certificate of the child authorizing him or her to enter into or depart from the Republic with the child he or she is travelling with;
    2. a court order granting full parental responsibilities and rights or legal guardianship in respect of the child, if he or she is the parent or legal guardian of the child; or
    3. where applicable, a death certificate of the other parent registered as a parent of the child on the birth certificate;
  2. The Director-General may, where the parents of the child are both deceased and the child is travelling with a relative or another person related to him or her or his or her parents, approve such a person to enter into or depart from the Republic with such a child.
  3. Where a person is travelling with a child who is not his or her biological child, he or she must produce-
    1. a copy of the unabridged birth certificate of the child;
    2. an affidavit from the parents or legal guardian of the child confirming that he or she has permission to travel with the child;
    3. copies of the identity documents or passports of the parents or legal guardian of the child; and
    4. the contact details of the parents or legal guardian of the child, Provided that the Director-General may, where the parents of the child are both deceased and the child is travelling with a relative or another person related to him or her or his or her parents, approve such a person to enter into or depart from the Republic with such a child.
  4. Any unaccompanied minor shall produce to the immigration officer:
    1. proof of consent from one of or both his or her parents or legal guardian, as the case may be, in the form of a letter or affidavit for the child to travel into or depart from the Republic: Provided that in the case where one parent provides proof of consent, that parent must also provide a copy of a court order issued to him or her in terms of which he or she has been granted full parental responsibilities and rights in respect of the child.