Regulations from 2014 had stipulated that minors had to carry an unabridged birth certificate and have parental consent to leave the country

Cyril Ramaphosa will head the inter-ministerial committee set up to deal with the upheaval new visa regulations have caused in the tourism industry.

The Cabinet said on Thursday it would form a team to "discuss and engage" the new visa regulations.

The DA says it will seek a review of the new visa regulations which it says are harmful to the tourism industry.