Unabridged Birth Certificate - Important Info!!

[petri oosthuizen]

Good Morning Gents, from a somewhat dry but still as beautiful as always Eastern Free State.
I thought I should share the following info; if a pal of mine didn't tell me this, I would have been turned away at the Maseru border post on Wednesday.
I went to the Roof of Africa rally with my 2 boys, my wife stayed home with the girls.
1) You MUST have certified copies of the UBC's, the original ones are not enough (but also take the original UBC with).
2) If only one parent is travelling with the kid(s), he/she MUST have a certified copy of the other parent's ID, as well as a letter from that parent acknowledging that he/she knows that so and so child with so and so ID number is with you, you are travelling so and so, and you are away on so and so dates.

(2) above is VERY important, there is no chance that they'll let you go through without it.

I'm not sure, but my logic tells me that the above will also be the case with divorcees - if the kid(s) are the biological ones. If Oupa and Ouma have the kids, I guess a Letter as above would also be needed from both parents.

Hope this helps......I didn't think of it, and, like I said, if my pal didn't tell me this, our weekend would have been a nightmare.

[Jorrie]

Petri is 100% right. The above will spoil your day if you don"t comply.

[Tinus lotz]

Not cool they are making it more difficult for the people that want to comply

[offroadbiker]

Will need to get this in place for the Swaziland trip next year then I guess

[gupster]

I read in yesterdays Sunday Tribune that one of the reasons for the downgrade of SA's status was this very rule that has affected tourism. The journalist said that the rule has been cancelled. Unfortunately today is garbage day and I no longer have the paper. Has anyone else heard more about this? I tried googling it but no success.

Regards.

Barry

[offroadbiker]

Cant remember if it has been cancelled or changed a bit BUT not yet implimented so still in use

[petri oosthuizen]

Nope guys, this is not cancelled - it was still very much in place on Saturday afternoon upon exiting Lesotho at Maseru.