Re: [Goanet] Portuguese Citizenship for Goans - Interesting Issues

Well elucidated Roland. —Venantius On Thu, Jun 9, 2016 at 10:38 AM, Roland wrote: > Portugal's Goa Consul-General's recent pronouncement has settled the muddy > waters around Portuguese citizenship for the reported 200,000 or so Goans > who have registered their births

[Goanet] Portuguese Citizenship for Goans - Interesting Issues

Portugal's Goa Consul-General's recent pronouncement has settled the muddy waters around Portuguese citizenship for the reported 200,000 or so Goans who have registered their births in the Lisbon Central Registry, viz they are Portuguese citizens. But there are some issues that remain, of no

[Goanet] Portuguese Citizenship For Bombay's Jews

My friends Sonny (Samuel), Benny (Benjamin), Gary (Gershon) and all those Mahimkars, Poonekars, Samsons and Solomons once of Bombay and now in Israel can soon apply for Portuguese citizenship if the proposed law for admitting Sephardic Jews is passed soon. It is good of Portugal which follows

[Goanet] Portuguese citizenship

An advocate view on citizenship and nationality based on International Law http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=12871boxid=18233265uid=dat=12/19/2013 Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão.

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese citizenship

If one examines a currently valid passport of any country, irrespective of whether the passport holder was born in foreign colonial captivity or not in the past, it becomes clear that both Shri Falcao and Shri Sanches have been misled. A citizen and passport holder of a country also holds its

[Goanet] Portuguese citizenship

Heres what the Merriam -Webster dictionary has to say Citizen Relationship between an individual and a state in which the individual owes allegiance to the state and in turn is entitled to its protection. In general, full political rights, including the right to vote and to hold public office,

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese citizenship

Here in the U.K. when we visit the Hospital either as an inpatient or outpatient, we are given a form to fill out regarding ethnicity. We are not compelled to do so but it helps. My family puts down Indian.

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese citizenship

People on this forum are still living under the delusions of Aryan/Dravidian theories? Hard to get over the Colonial hangover I must say.. On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 10:34 PM, Santosh Helekar chimbel...@yahoo.comwrote: I would like to thank Falcao for recognizing his Indian ethnicity and

[Goanet] Portuguese citizenship

Goans born before December 19, 1961 were all Portuguese Nationals as well as Portuguese citizens. These Goans then became Indian Citizens by the promulgation of the “Goa, Daman and Diu (Citizenship) Order, 1962”. The Nationality did not change. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationality Quote

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese citizenship

Cyrus, In a word, Sharp. + Venantius J Pinto On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 9:48 PM, Cyrus A. Jose Sanches sanchescy...@hotmail.com wrote: Heres what the Merriam -Webster dictionary has to say Citizen Relationship between an individual and a state in which the individual owes

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese citizenship

On 16 December 2013 04:34, Sandesh Anvekar sandeshanve...@gmail.com wrote: People on this forum are still living under the delusions of Aryan/Dravidian theories? Hard to get over the Colonial hangover I must say.. Dear Mr. Anvekar, I am not sure if it is a question of Delusion or Denial

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese citizenship

: Re: [Goanet] Portuguese citizenship Here in the U.K. when we visit the Hospital either as an inpatient or outpatient, we are given a form to fill out regarding ethnicity. We are not compelled to do so but it helps. My family puts down Indian.

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese citizenship

When the categories are OTHER or OPTIONAL, please confuse the bureaucrats by completing forms as follows even if it does not make sense: RACE: Human NATIONALITY: Human ETHNICITY: Human Besides the bureaucrats, it drives the nationalists (jingoists) and flag-wavers crazy. Also makes the

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese citizenship

On 16 December 2013 15:00, George Pinto georgejpi...@yahoo.com wrote: When the categories are OTHER or OPTIONAL, please confuse the bureaucrats by completing forms as follows even if it does not make sense: RACE: Human NATIONALITY: Human ETHNICITY: Human Besides the bureaucrats, it drives the

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese citizenship

Hi George, Hospitals and medical institutions request ethnic information because, I believe, certain diseases like thalassemia, sickle cell disease and a few others, which the doctors on this forum will know, largely occur within certain ethnicities. Not to say that other ethnicities are

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese citizenship

It looks like Falcao's speculations are exactly the opposite of that of Shri Cyrus Sanches. Perhaps, it is because Falcao consults the Wikipedia and Shri Sanches consults the Merriam-Webster dictionary to obtain their legal knowledge about immigration, citizenship and nationality laws. Here is

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese citizenship

Gabriel I suggest that this may not be the entire picture. Please try decipher WHY they need such information in the census reports jc On 16 December 2013 17:14, Gabriel de Figueiredo gdefigueir...@yahoo.com.au wrote: Hi George, Hospitals and medical institutions request ethnic

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese citizenship

I couldn#39;t have put it better.

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese citizenship

I would like to thank Falcao for recognizing his Indian ethnicity and heritage. However, he did not tell me what his nationality was. Is he presently a citizen of India or not? As far as I know, most people who reside in Goa presently have Indian nationality i.e. they are citizens of India. So

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese citizenship

Is Falcao not an Indian? If so, what is his ethnic identity, and what is his nationality? Cheers, Santosh On Friday, December 13, 2013 3:48 AM, Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão drferdina...@hotmail.com wrote: Prof. Sergio Carvalho has made it abundantly clear in his write up on today's

[Goanet] Portuguese citizenship

Santosh Helekar chimbelcho at yahoo.com on Fri Dec 13 13:41:50 PST 2013 wrote: Is Falcao not an Indian? If so, what is his ethnic identity, and what is his nationality? Cheers, Santosh RESPONSE: Falcão was not born in the Republic of India, so he cannot be a born Indian.

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese citizenship

On 14 December 2013 05:16, Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão wrote: Falcão was not born in the Republic of India, so he cannot be a born Indian. COMMENT: Dr. Falcão raises an important point wrt nationality. Miss America 2013, Nina Davuluri, responded to racist swipes (possibly by those who

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese citizenship

While Prof Carvalho has written an excellent article, I believe he has made a slip wrt Nehru and the 1974 Treaty. Nehru died 10 yrs before that treaty was signed. jc On Dec 12, 2013, at 9:14 PM, Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão drferdina...@hotmail.com wrote: Prof. Sergio Carvalho has

[Goanet] Portuguese citizenship

Prof. Sergio Carvalho has made it abundantly clear in his write up on today's O Heraldo, the duplicity and ad-lib opinions of Indians on the above topic. http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=12753boxid=175450859uid=dat=12/13/2013 Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão.

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese citizenship

Figueiredo. From: Eugene Correia eugene.corr...@gmail.com To: goa...@goanet.org Sent: Wednesday, 11 December 2013 5:02 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Portuguese citizenship It looks surprising that some have said that those born before Goa's Liberation has Portuguese nationality as its birthright

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese citizenship

Figueiredo. From: Eugene Correia eugene.corr...@gmail.com To: goa...@goanet.org Sent: Wednesday, 11 December 2013 5:02 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Portuguese citizenship It looks surprising that some have said that those born before Goa's Liberation has Portuguese nationality as its birthright

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese citizenship

It looks surprising that some have said that those born before Goa's Liberation has Portuguese nationality as its birthright. Political history showed why Portugal made Goa a province and named it Estado da India. To give such a legality to what Goa was then, just a colony, is a play on

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese Citizenship

: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 7:19 PM Subject: [Goanet] Portuguese Citizenship Just a correction I want to make. An Indian holding a foreign passport  with an OCD card, he/she can get employment, start a business, but cannot stand for elections, or vote. Its correct he/she cannot buy agricultural land

[Goanet] Portuguese citizenship............

Dears,   Can anyone have an update if India would allow dual nationality anytime soon?   Thank you in advance for the information.   Regards, Eustace From: Vivian A. DSouza socorro...@yahoo.com To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2012 6:36 PM Subject: [Goanet] Portuguese

[Goanet] Portuguese Citizenship

Just a correction I want to make. An Indian holding a foreign passport with an OCD card, he/she can get employment, start a business, but cannot stand for elections, or vote. Its correct he/she cannot buy agricultural land, but can buy a flat/house. Ana Maria de Souza-Goswami

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese Citizenship

Ah Ana-Maria! Am still a bit perplexed by the OCD card. This means that most Goans will not be able to contest elections or vote in them. jc (;-) Pardon any Typos. This IPad does some curious auto- corrections On Jun 12, 2012, at 11:19 AM, Ana Maria de souza-Goswami anamari...@dataone.in

[Goanet] Portuguese Citizenship

My apologies there was a typing error. Its OCI Card and not OCD. Sorry about that. Ana Maria de Souza-Goswami

[Goanet] Portuguese citizenship............

I realize that  for many, acquiring a Portuguese passport, is a ticket out of Goa/India.  But as Roland has pointed out there are a number of issues to consider. Acquiring a Portuguese passport effectively means giving up Indian Nationality and all the perks in India that go along with being an

[Goanet] Portuguese Citizenship Acquisition for Goans.

I hope that the organizers of these seminars are also advising Goans of their legal duty to the Indian Republic to give up their Indian citizenship and surrender their Indian passports once they receive Portuguese passports, failing which they are in an illegal position and subject to the punitive

Re: [Goanet] Portuguese citizenship for Indians

: Sunday, February 13, 2011 12:37 PM To: goa...@goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] Portuguese citizenship for Indians http://www.consuladoportugalgoa.com/initialpage1.php http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_nationality_law http://www.merinews.com/article/goans-explore-europe-through-portuguese-citi

[Goanet] Portuguese citizenship for Indians

http://www.consuladoportugalgoa.com/initialpage1.php http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_nationality_law http://www.merinews.com/article/goans-explore-europe-through-portuguese-citizenship/130316.shtml http://www.groundreport.com/Business/Learn-Portuguese-to-earn-a-passport/2924172 Time is