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 what Falcao claims: QUOTE 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. UNQUOTE ......Shri Ferdinando Falcao Here is how Shri Sanches contradicts Falcao: QUOTE As per the definition citizenship does not change. Nationality can. We are therefore Portuguese citizens with Indian nationality. We have lived with this situation for the last 62 years. UNQUOTE ......Shri Cyrus Sanches Now, I know that Falcao is not a lawyer, let alone one who specializes in immigration law. He is a general practitioner from Margao, Goa, India or thereabouts. Of course, it is possible that he is a notary public in addition. I don't know if Shri Sanches is an Indian or Portuguese immigration lawyer or not. Cheers, Santosh On Monday, December 16, 2013 12:37 PM, Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > > “Nationality is the legal relationship between a person and > a nation state.[1] Nationality normally confers some protection of the person > by the state, and some obligations on the person towards the state. What these > rights and duties are vary from country to country.[2] It differs technically > and legally from citizenship…” > > Unquote. > > I know there will be plenty unqualified arguments here from > some who know nothing about the legal implications. If India had not realised > the > “obligations” of Portugal towards its nationals or if India had not realised > that Goans were not Indian Nationals; the Mario-Chavan accord would not have > taken place. > On Monday, December 16, 2013 3:01 AM, Cyrus A. Jose Sanches <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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, > are predicated on citizenship. Citizenship entails obligations, usually > including allegiance, payment of taxes, and military service. The concept > arose > in ancient Greece, where citizenship was granted only to property owners. The > Romans initially used it as a privilege to be conferred upon or withheld from > conquered peoples, but it was granted to all the empire's free inhabitants > in AD 212. The concept disappeared in Europe during the feudal era but was > revived in the Renaissance. Citizenship may normally be gained by birth > within a > certain territory, descent from a parent who is a citizen, marriage to a > citizen, or naturalization. See also nationality. > > Nationality > > Affiliation with a particular nation or sovereign state. People, business > corporations, ships, and aircraft all have nationalities. Nationality is > inferior to citizenship, insofar as the latter implies a full set of > political > privileges and the former does not. Countries have limited rights to > determine > which of their inhabitants will be their nationals. People generally acquire > a > nationality by birth within a particular country's territory, by inheritance > from one or both parents, or by naturalization. It may change or be augmented > or > taken away if a country cedes control of the territory where one lives to > another country.
