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OH GOd, how many times will this topic come up!!!!

You teenagers need to grow up a little bit.

shikena!

^^^

This is the reason I required the clarification on this matter. The initial question stated the benefits of a Nigerian having a child in SOuth Africa and being issued a South African birth certificate in connection with becoming a citizen of that country. The response indicated that the child would be eligible for citizenship at the age of 10 years old.

The answer should have clarified the conditions under which the child would be eligible. If the parents took the child back to Nigeria without ever residing in SA that would not fulfil the conditions in granting full citizenhsip nor if the child returned after their 18th birthday from Nigeria to claim south african citizenship, the granting thereof would be under meeting certain conditions to naturalize as well.

Therefore the benefits of recieving full citizenship as Collinsfbi points out would be under "certain conditions" such as residing in SA for a period of time under immigrant conditions such as those given to Refugees or migrants.

Gbam gbam over and out.

JallowBah: If you were a 3rd generation, or 4th, or even 20th generation born Nigerian in Sweden...never been to Nigeria, only read about it online, etc, etc.
You really think you would "feel a need to MOVE BACK HOME" to somewhere that has not been your family-home for many decades?
Really?

Hey don't get on me its the Afrikaaners that called themselves "settlers" and designated the indigenes as "natives". What the hell does that tell you about where they think they belong?

Manager007: [b][/b]

However, if both of them are NEITHER of the above, then the child is only eligible for citizenship status after 10yrs, this is bec

I understood your response clearly. Please explain how a child of non SA citizens..... Non SA permanent resident who is born in SA and is issued a SA birth certificate is eligible to become a SA citizen after 10 years. In other words 10 years after holding the certificate, 10 years after residing in SA with or without their parents or when they get to 10 years old.


I would like to see the information as it is written in any law or likewise explain it to me like you would to a six year old.

No insult intended.

JallowBah: ...or because they grew up in SA.

Do`h.

Nah I think its cause the Europeans treat them like second class White people.

justwise: I'm not sure if you read his post properly.

I did, which is why I am asking for the provision in the law that stipulates a child can acquire citizenship after 10 years. I have worked with many refugees in SA and never came across that law for their children that were born in the country.

They wont go back because the Europeans treat them like SH*##T

Manager007: Your wife can definitely put to bed here in SA. Not a problem at all. However, your child will not be granted automatic SA citizenship unless either you, or your wife is a South African citizen or have Permanent Residence in SA. Your baby will however be issued a SA Birth Certificate, and eligible to receive full citizenship at age 10.
Benefits of being a citizen is limitless brother, if u compare to being a Nigerian citizen. From scholarship opportunities, to employment opportunities etc.
Abeg, no forget to invite me to come chop rice when your wife born oooooo

MR Manager, can you point to the law or clause in the south African immigration law that allows for a child of foreigner who do not live or plan to live in SA would grant that child full citizenship at the age of 10 without the child living in the country for any period of time.

andrewza: In that case you should return all the western technology, medicine, infrastructure and luxury goods.

If I could exchange all of that for no western influence on African lives. I would in a second. I mean how would My children miss riding in cars or flying in planes if they have never seen one?