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Historical Values
Year Value
2016 citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of South Africa | dual citizenship recognized: yes, but requires prior permission of the government | residency requirement for naturalization: 1 year
2017 citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of South Africa | dual citizenship recognized: yes, but requires prior permission of the government | residency requirement for naturalization: 1 year
2018 citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of South Africa | dual citizenship recognized: yes, but requires prior permission of the government | residency requirement for naturalization: 1 year
2019 citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of South Africa | dual citizenship recognized: yes, but requires prior permission of the government | residency requirement for naturalization: 1 year
2020 citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of South Africa | dual citizenship recognized: yes, but requires prior permission of the government | residency requirement for naturalization: 1 year
2021 citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of South Africa dual citizenship recognized: yes, but requires prior permission of the government residency requirement for naturalization: 1 year
2022 citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of South Africa dual citizenship recognized: yes, but requires prior permission of the government residency requirement for naturalization: 5 year
2023 citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of South Africa dual citizenship recognized: yes, but requires prior permission of the government residency requirement for naturalization: 5 year
2024 citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of South Africa dual citizenship recognized: yes, but requires prior permission of the government residency requirement for naturalization: 5 year
2025 citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of South Africa dual citizenship recognized: yes, but requires prior permission of the government residency requirement for naturalization: 5 year