SHASHI COMMENTS IN CAPITAL: After reading your post, I am convinced that Portuguese nationality is definitely not for you.
RE: NOBODY CARES WHETHER YOU ARE CONVINCED OR NOT. YOU ARE NOT THERE TO CERTIFY ANYONE'S RIGHTS. I also agree that No One should want to be associated with any 'unknown piece of uncivilized land on this planet EARTH' ...except perhaps Antarctica. At least in the Antarctica there might be Ice. In Portugal, what is there besides Porto, Vinho Verde, Fado and some Cod Fish? Those guys don't even have Vindaloo (cousin of Portaloo) in Portugal. RE: IT IS NONE OF ANYONE'S BUSINESS IF HE OR SHE WANTS TO GET IN TO DESERT, SNOW OR AN UNCIVILSED LAND SUCH AS PORTUGAL AND CIVILISED ANTARTICA (ACCORDING TO JC) Those 'lazy, racist and cunning bureaucrats' really have no right to expect an opportunist in their midst. good wishes jc ps: Apologies that I do not conform with your "expectations" of me. RE: WITHOUT ASCERTAINING OR KNOWING ME, IF YOU ARE INDIRECTLY REFERING ME AS AN "OPPORTUNIST", THEN I REALLY FORGIVE YOU BECAUUSE BY NOW ALL ARE AWARE THAT YOU ARE EITHER A "BIASED AGENT OF PORTUGAL" OR SUFFERING FROM A DREADED DISEASE/PHOBIA KNOWN AS "FRAUDICE" AS EVERY APPLICANT SEEMS TO BE FRAUD OR OPPORTUNIST TO YOU. IN CASE OF LATER I REALLY PITY YOU AND WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE RIGHT MEDICINE FOR YOU IS TO GO AND TAKE A PROPER SURVEY AND OBTAIN OPINIONS OF APPLICANTS BOTH AT CRC AND AT THE PORTUGUESE CONSULATE WHO ARE WAITING IN ANTICIPATION WITH HOPES IN THEIR EYES. GOD BLESS YOU. Shashi