Wonder IF the 1975 Portuguese Nationality Law has undergone Implied or
Express repeal by the New 2006 law; IF NOT, the provisions appear to already
be in place for upto GrandChildren of citizens of Estado da India
Portuguesa.
The major glitch (from my most recent information - just a couple days old)
is the question of Forged Indian DOCUMENTS. If I can quote from that
personal message [you might like to know that the Registos Centrais no
longer ask for "Cédulas" or "Bilhetes de Identidade".They do ask for
documents issued by Administração Portuguesa]
good wishes to those who are applying for a change in nationality
jc
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From: "Teotonio R. de Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
<Hopefully we will see soon the changes effected by the new nationality law
passed only a couple of days back.
It guarantees right of nationality to those whose parents and grandparents
were born in the "national territory". It is not yet clear if this means
only continental Portugal or also includes former "colonies" which since
1950's were declared to be provinces of "Portugal" overseas. If the new law
restricts the parentage to ascendants born in "continental" Portugal
(including perhaps also Azores and Madeira) then most Goans who have their
cases pending may be left disappointed!>
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From Paulo Colaço Dias July 15, 2000 & 03 March 2004
Excerpted from
http://www.colaco.net/1/PauloNationality.htm
&
http://www.geocities.com/PauloCD/PortNatLaw.htm
in 1975, when Portugal issued an alteration in the Portuguese Nationality
Law, the people from EIP were assumed by Portugal to have acquired Indian
citizenship on a non-voluntary basis, i.e., it was assumed they were forced
by the Indian Union to acquire Indian citizenship in order to remain free of
problems in their own homeland.
Goans born after 1961 are eligible - by Jus Sanguinis (through ones mother
or father who must be registered Portuguese citizens)
The Portuguese Nationality Law also grants citizenship to descendants of
Portuguese citizens. Therefore, even if one was only born yesterday, but had
a grandfather or grandmother who was born in Portuguese India before 1961,
this person can apply for Portuguese nationality.
Q3: Did the parents/grandparents (born in Antigo Estado da India) have to
hold a Portuguese passport at all? What evidence is required to be submitted
by the child or grandchild?
A3: No. Portuguese passport was never a requirement for citizenship. A birth
certificate of your parent/grandparent is necessary along with a detailed
list of other requirements
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