Children’s Act No.38 of 2005
Children’s Amendment Act 41 of 2007
Immigration Act No 13 of 2002
Immigration Amendment Act, No 3 of 2007
Immigration Amendment Act, No 13 of 2011
Refugees Act No 130 of 1998
Refugee Amendment Act, No 17 of 2017
South African Citizenship Act No 88 of 1995,
South African Citizenship Amendment Act No 17 of 2010

NOTE
There are a number of laws undergoing reform, which may change the requirements described in this chapter. In November 2023, the government released a White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection: Towards a complete overhaul of the migration system in South Africa. The White Paper was released for public comment. South Africa has different pieces of legislation dealing with citizenship, immigration and refugee protection which are often not aligned with each other. The White Paper proposes that the government must review all the legislation relating to citizenship, immigration and refugee protection and include it all in a single law.