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South Africa beauty queen deportation case
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1 DAYS
14 FACTS
2 EVENTS
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FIRST ENTRY AUG 19
AUG 19 · Day 1
Beauty queen in South Africa faces legal bid to deport her
“I remind everyone that I was born in South Africa. I have applied through the proper legal channels to have my status and citizenship determined,”
CHIDIMMA ADETSHINA
verbatim
AUG 19 · Day 1
Beauty queen faces legal bid to deport her from South Africa
Being born in South Africa does not automatically grant citizenship; one parent must be a citizen or permanent resident.
South Africa's home affairs department argued that Chidimma Adetshina applied for a South African visa while in Nigeria and holds Nigerian passports for herself and her son.
Chidimma Adetshina withdrew from the Miss South Africa pageant when citizenship issues came to light.
“I remind everyone that I was born in South Africa. I have applied through the proper legal channels to have my status and citizenship determined,”
CHIDIMMA ADETSHINA
verbatim