Attention JC All these years you have been taking Portugal side as if you their "Agent hired to represent their country". The term fraud is always being used to hide the lazy, racist and cunning bureaucrats which Portuguese are.
Perhaps you are not aware about the amount of pain an individual goes through to get his transcription done. As a lawyer and Doctor i expect you to have some sensibility. You are very well aware that the authorities are already doing all the investigation and demanding documents before 1961 in order to curb fraud etc etc..... Further, they are also entitled to do any amount of surgery on this but everything has to be done within a stipulated period of time. It is useless to have Portuguese nationality when a individual is on his death bed. "justice delayed is justice denied" Coming to your points from 2 to 4. Pt2: If the documents are submitted at CRC directly and process No.is being issued...and if you do not get the online status at the Portuguese consulate website, therefore one needs to make an enquiry about the status by writing to CRC..... Maybe the CRC is not ready to reply because of JC favorite word "FRAUD" What a rubbish...... PT3: A sensible govt other than Portugal does atleast have some courtesy to reply. PT4: It is a shame that a representative of the Portugal making a critics of his/her own country's system, no matter whatsoever reasons it may be. All these rotten excuses and craps will not stop a reasonable person to make inquiries or fight for his/her legitimate rights. Portugal either should have the guts to stop this business of issuing nationality as they are already making much of the revenue from this OR should have a organized system and traceability and adequately respond. The value and entity of this Portugal is only because of it's association with "EU" nation and without that will only be an unknown piece of uncivilized land on this planet "EARTH". So Portuguese agents, do not be so proud as you are dependent on someone else. No wonder when these "PORTUGUESE SOSSEGADO" will understand. Shashi