Question NW772 to the Minister of Home Affairs
29 March 2022 - NW772
Opperman, Ms G to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
What total number of undocumented children with no birth certificates are in the North West?
Reply:
The Department does not have the records of undocumented children as the records at its disposal are of those who are documented. As such it is difficult to ascertain the number of the undocumented children being those born to South African parents or foreign nationals. Undocumented persons have to present themselves for registration on the National Population Register by the Department to achieve such. Thus far the North West Province has received 4773 applications for children 14 years and younger, that are to be processed.
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