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Foreign Service Act, 2019 (Act No. 26 of 2019)

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Foreign Service Regulations, 2022

Chapter 5 : Transfer, Discipline and Recall

6. Transfer requirements for taking up a position abroad

 

(1) A person who has been appointed to a position at a South African Mission, will only be allowed to take up the position if the following requirements have been complied with:
(a) Submission of contract of appointment or transfer letter signed by the Head of Department of the Department of international Relations and Cooperation, or her or his delegate;
(b) submission of certificate confirming that all training requirements have been completed successfully;
(c) submission of the requisite handover report;
(d) confirmation by the relevant Directorate of the Department that the official has attended briefing sessions arranged by the Branch;
(e) confirmation by the Head of the Branch in the Department that a person appointed as Head of Mission at a Mission for which the Branch is responsible has attended the briefing sessions arranged by the responsible Branch; and
(f) all administrative requirements.