Parents can breathe a sigh of relief after the Department of Home Affairs announced on Thursday it is amending its controversial rule that makes it a requirement for parents to have their minor children’s unabridged birth certificates available before they can travel.<\/p>\n
Mkuseli Apleni, the department’s director general, said the regulations were being reviewed and amended.<\/p>\n
The amended\u00a0law would stipulate that parents’ details would be printed in the minor’s passport, meaning they would not have to carry birth certificates.<\/p>\n
\u201cHome affairs is working jointly with the national department of tourism\u00a0to ensure the regulations are amended accordingly,” he said.<\/p>\n
The tourism department had previously argued that the unabridged birth certificate visa regulation that came into effect last year had hurt the industry.<\/p>\n
Apleni said the department was working hard to implement the amended rule and that\u00a0Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba was happy the matter was being handled in collaboration with stakeholders.<\/p>\n
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