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Domnic Fernandes continues (Part II) his reminiscence of
Mapusa of the 1950s
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--- Araujo Jose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Mario,
>
> Personal experience makes one wise, if you wanna
> experience try this receipe. Carry two passports
> one indian and other European or /East African
> or any other african country check Produce all of
> them in a jumbled order the immigration authorities
> at any airport, he's gonna pick Indian Last.
>
Mario observes:
>
Hey, Jose,
One of the reasons I love Portugal is that all the
Portuguese seem to have Goan Catholic surnames:-)) In
Portugal, they even named a village after my
family:-))
>
Who am I to question your personal experience?
However, I don't believe any US Immigration official
would pick the Indian passport last - just the
opposite, because his physician, friend's or
relative's physician, his old professor, childrens's
school teacher or professor, children's school or
college mate and head of the class, local storekeeper,
local hotelier, etc. is highly likely to be an Indian.
>
You talk about "patriotism" but seem to carry a bunch
of different passports, which I find curious.
>
Though I have repeatedly said that I love modern
Portugal and the Portuguese people, I have long since
made my choice of a citizenship, so I will not be
applying for a Portuguese passport anytime soon. As
soon as my 10 year visa runs out I will also apply for
the OIC Passport, simply because it would allow me to
stay in India for more than 6 months at a time.
>
For those who qualify for a Portuguese passport and
think it will benefit them, by all means apply. I
don't know if it will help you, but I don't think it
will hurt you. Besides, Portuguese Goanetter Henrique
Salles da Fonseca says that Portugal is on it's way to
becoming an economic force in Europe, and I told him I
would be very pleased if they did.
>
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