Only Politicians can come up with such comical drivel. 1: Registration of Parent's birth in Portugal is being done for the Future Good of the Registrant's children......ie Portuguese Nationality
2: But Registration is NOT equal to Nationality.....Passport is ! 3: And....it is Parent's Nationality which is transmittable to the child. 4: So, HOW do the Children benefit by Registration? 5: Probable Answer / Ploy: O .....we will "Take/Make Passport" at that time ! 6: FOR NOW, "We" are samke Patriotic Indians. Brilliant, Is it Not? jc > On May 3, 2015, at 4:06 AM, Gabe Menezes <[email protected]> wrote: > > Panaji: Goans born before Goa was liberated on December 19, 1961, and who > registered their births in Portugal after 1961, will not be considered > Portuguese nationals. Goans who hold Portuguese passports will not be > considered Indian citizens. > > These are recommendations made to the ministry of home affairs by its > three-member, high-level committee appointed to deliberate on Goa's dual > citizenship issue, and headed by additional secretary (home) B K Prasad. > > Speaking to STOI, U D Kamat, director, NRI commission of Goa--which is > coordinating with the committee and MHA on the issue--said if these > recommendations are accepted, MHA will have to amend the Indian Citizenship > Act or issue a clarification notification so that those Goans who have > registered their births in Lisbon, Portugal, do not lose their Indian > citizenship. > > The recommendations came about after the committee held a series of > meetings in March this year with lawyers in Goa well-versed with Portuguese > law, defence minister Manohar Parrikar, NRI commissioner Wilfred Mesquita > and South Goa MP Narendra Savoikar. > > One of the suggestions received during the meetings was that Goans who have > registered their births in Portugal should be allowed to issue a > declaration stating that they are Indian citizens and that they registered > their births in Portugal for the better future of their children. > > The dual citizenship issue has seen several FIRs filed against persons, > including politicians, police personnel, etc. > > Children of those born before Goa's liberation and with their births > registered in Portugal are also eligible to register their births in > Portugal and to obtain citizenship or a 'bilhete de identidade' considered > as good as citizenship. > > Many Goans use the bilhete to travel across Europe as it makes the Schengen > visa redundant. Many have also sought employment in Europe on the basis of > the bilhete. > > > Government statistics show around 40,000 Goans have registered their births > in Portugal, but, do not have a Portuguese passport or a 'bilhete de > identidade'. > > *http://tinyurl.com/qf4mgl6 <http://tinyurl.com/qf4mgl6>* > -- > DEV BOREM KORUM > > Gabe Menezes.
