Child immigration regulation
Travel bodies monitor impact of new visa regulations
There has been a drop in air ticket sales to South Africa since the implementation of the stricter laws.
The dept says the tourism industry deliberately caused confusion about the new visa regulations.
Provincial officials say the new policy has derailed an Indian tour group's plans to travel to the country.
Several families departing from SA told Eyewitness News that they faced no major issues.
There is no sign yet that new visa regulations are impacting flights in and out of South Africa.
The new Act will come into effect from 1 June & one of the regulations requires children under 18 to produce an unabridged birth certificate when travelling. EWN spoke to affected tourism bodies & Home Affairs to get a clearer picture.
From Monday, children entering or exiting South Africa will need to have their unabridged birth certificates.
Sun International expects markets to be down by at least 60% percent when new regulations come into effect.
Virgin Atlantic expects to have to turn passengers away when the new rules come into effect next week.
Malusi Gigaba says the regulations are necessary to obtain full details of who enters and exits the country.
The amended immigration regulations will make it difficult for foreigners to travel to the country.
The law that requires foreigners to return home & reapply affects 250,000 Zimbabweans.