Restauração automática de antigos cidadãos nacionais ao abrigo da Lei 1995
Cidadania em South Africa
- Elegibilidade
- No seu início a 6 de Outubro 1995, a Cidadania Act 88 of 1995 restaurou uma cidadania sul-africana comum e, através do Anexo 2, revogou na sua totalidade todos os estatutos TBVC/cidadania nacional para Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda e Ciskei. Nenhuma cidadania nacional separada sobrevive na lei sul-africana, e as pessoas anteriormente designadas para esses estados são reconhecidas simplesmente como cidadãos sul-africanos; esta é uma transição histórica concluída, não um caminho aberto a novos candidatos.
- Prazo
- Historical/closed cohort — not open to new applicants.
- Renúncia
- Não exigida
Visão geral
On its commencement on 6 October 1995, the Citizenship Act 88 of 1995 restored a common South African citizenship and, through Schedule 2, repealed in their entirety all the TBVC/homeland citizenship statutes for Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei. No separate homeland citizenship survives in South African law, and persons formerly assigned to those states are recognised simply as South African citizens; this is a completed historical transition, not a route open to new applicants.
Base jurídica
Primary statute: SA Citizenship Act 88 of 1995 (Schedule 2 repeals all TBVC/homeland citizenship statutes; transitional). Operative 1995-10-06–present. Authority: Department of Home Affairs (DHA).
Cenários de exemplo
Os cenários de exemplo são exibidos em inglês.
Full South African citizen by operation of law — no application needed.
Act 88/1995 s26(1) read with Schedule 2 repealed every TBVC citizenship statute 'The whole,' and the Restoration Act 196/1993 had already restored the cohort from 1 January 1994 (Chisuse [41]: every person stripped under TBVC legislation became an SA citizen). There is no homeland-restoration application and no residual homeland nationality to renounce; status is confirmed via a s15/s16 certificate.
Outside the ZA-HIS-03 cohort — assessed on the ordinary birth/descent rules.
The s1 'former states' definition is a closed list of the four TBVC Republics (Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda, Ciskei); the six self-governing homelands (KwaZulu, Lebowa, Gazankulu, QwaQwa, KaNgwane, KwaNdebele) are not within it. Self-governing-homeland residents never lost SA citizenship in the same manner and are assessed under the ordinary s2 birth / s3 descent provisions.
Eligible — resumption by declaration under s13(2).
s13(2) lets a minor who ceased to be a citizen under a Schedule 2 law and who is resident in or has returned to the Republic for permanent residence make a declaration to resume SA citizenship 'at any time after attaining the age of 18 years,' registered if the Minister deems fit. She satisfies the age and residence conditions.
Resumo informativo compilado a partir de fontes legais primárias — não é aconselhamento jurídico. A lei de cidadania muda; verifique com a autoridade competente antes de agir. Verificado pela última vez em 2026-07-01.
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