Citizenship is the legal link an individual has with a State and is a fundamental human right. The Constitutional Court in the 2020 judgment of Chisuse v Director-General Department of Home Affairs made the following remarks: " Citizenship is not just a legal status. It goes to the core of a person’s identity, their sense of belonging in a community and, where xenophobia is a lived reality, to their security of person. Deprivation of, or interference with, a person’s citizenship status affects their private life and family life, their choices as to where they can call home, start jobs, enrol in schools and form part of a community, as well as their ability to fully participate in the political sphere and exercise freedom of movement. [1] {1}Chisuse v Director-General Department of Home Affairs CCT 155/19 "