WHY GOANS
ARE APPLYING TO PORTUGUESE NATIONALITY
Goa
Formerly known as the Estado da Índia
this territory was an integral part of Portugal (as distinct from a colony)
under Portugal's
Constitution of 1910.
On 19 December 1961 India invaded and annexed the territory.
The annexation was not recognized by Portugal (or the United Nations) until
1975, at which time Portugal re-established diplomatic relations with India.
The recognition of Indian sovereignty over Goa was backdated to 19 December
1961.
Portuguese nationality law allows those who
were Portuguese citizens connected with Goa before 1961 to retain Portuguese
nationality. Acquisition of Indian citizenship was determined to be
non-voluntary at the time.
One practical obstacle is that the civil
records of Goa were abandoned by Portugal during the invasion and hence it can
be difficult for descendants of pre-1961 Portuguese citizens from Goa to prove
their status.
NOWADAYS:
According
to the financial express the number of citizen from Goa, applying for the
Portuguese nationality has increased steadily in the over last tree years, as
said the election commission statistics.
The record available with
the state office of election Commission of India, refer that as many as 1855 goans
have became Portuguese nationals in the last three year and more and more goans
are applying to an European passport.
The reason way so many goans
are applying to a Portuguese nationality is because that it gives them entry
into Europe.
Goans search for Portuguese
nationality first and from Portugal they can travel to other countries like (England,
United State, Canada), searching for better jobs and conditions for them and
their family’s.
The Portuguese law
regarding to goans citizens have changed, and make it easier for goans and
their next two-generation applying for Portuguese nationality.
REQUIREMENTS TO APPLY TO PORTUGUESE NATIONALITY:
All
applications for Portuguese Nationality should be submitted to the nearest Portuguese
Consulate of your area.
The
following documents will be necessary for the Application:
1. For
those born in the Antigo Estado da India before 18th December 1961:
Birth
certificate and Marriage certificate (if applicable) issued by the
Conservatória do Registo Civil de Goa, Damão, Diu e Dadrá e Nagar Avelí.
Same documents for the spouse (if
applicable).
Legal
Identification Documents (current passport).
If
submitted in Goa:
Valid Indian Passport or identity
certificate with attached photograph issued by Mamlatdar/Sarpanch.
Other
identity cards can include a ration card or a voter identity card or a driving
licence.
Certificate of Residency with full address and photograph.
Certificate
of Residency indicating residency between January 1974 and December 1975. If
you were residing in the ex-Portuguese territories in Africa you do not qualify
to apply.
2. For
those born after 18th December 1961:
It will be necessary to prove that their
parents were born in the Antigo Estado da India (Goa, Damão, Diu e Dadrá e
Nagar Aveli) and got married there before 18th of December 1961.
Birth
certificate of the parents, marriage certificate of the parents, death
certificate if any of the parents is deceased, all issued by the Conservatória
do Registo Civil de Goa, Damão, Diu e Dadrá e Nagar Aveli.
Birth
certificate and marriage certificate (if applicable) of the individual
applying.
Legal
Identification Documents (current passport).
If
submitted in Goa:
valid
Indian Passport or identity certificate with attached photograph issued by
Mamlatdar/Sarpanch.
Other
identity cards can include a ration card or a voter identity card or a driving
licence.
Certificate
of Residency with full address and photograph.
Certificate of Residency
indicating residency between January 1974 and December 1975. If you were
residing in the ex-Portuguese territories in Africa you do not qualify to
apply.
3. For
those born after 18th December 1961 whose parents were born in the Antigo
Estado da India before that date and got married after that date or got married
outside the Antigo Estado da India:
It will be
necessary to register their parents first or at least one of the parents
according to number 1.
The Nationality Application of the individual can only
be submitted after the full registration (birth and marriage certificate) of
the individual's parents (or at least one of the parents) as Portuguese in the
Registo Civil Português.
If the
birth and the marriage certificates of the parents (or of at least one of the
parents) of the individual are already registered in the Registo Civil
Português, the individual just has to submit the respective references (numbers
and year of the birth and marriage certificate).
Attention:
All
documents written in English or any other language must be translated to
Portuguese.
All
documents issued in Goa must be certified by a)Public Notary, b)Collector,
Under
Secretary (Home)
All
documents issued in Damão and Diu must be certified by a) Public Notary, b)
Mamlatdar and Joint Secretary (Home).
All
documents issued in Bombay must be certified by a) Public Notary, b)
Mantralaya.
Incomplete
documents or documents not following these instructions will not be accepted.
NB: These
are not legal/professional translations.
This part
applies to all applicants:
The reader must consult and refer to the nearest
Portuguese Consulate and ask for detailed and up to date information before
proceeding.
It would be
better to search for professional help as well (lawyer).
posted by: email: ydmadvogada@gmail.com
For further information the email above.
Hello Yasmini, This is all good but now the Portuguese Consulate in Goa insists on an 'OLD DOCUMENT' in original which is very difficult to get like
ReplyDelete-Has to be an original issued by the Civil Registrar or Civil Identification Authorities or passport or temporary document of travel. Original documents should not be understood as those obtained by illicit or other means (i.e. pages/certificates removed from the book of records-
So unfortunately though I have my fathers birth teor from 1952 I still cannot apply as he was a young boy in 1961 who didnt have a BI or visa or passport.
A
Hello
ReplyDeleteIts true that in the conservatoria they ask for this old documents, but we can do it as well by issue the birth and marriage certificate of your parents.
If we dont have old documents i put the parents documents of the person to be register.
If you have them its ok, the process can be done,
Yasmini