Residents born in Daman and Diu and Goa Prior to liberation on 19th December 1961 and in Dadra and Nagar Haveli prior to 21st August 1954 can avail for Portuguese Citizenship by Applying for Portuguese Passport. Their descendants up to the third generation are also eligible.
Portugal Country allows dual nationality, but since India doesn’t so Goan’s can apply for an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Card which provides a multiple entry, multipurpose lifelong visa to stay in India, granting them exemption from reporting to the police for any length stay in India. With this they are allowed to work, file returns and enjoy all benefits that Indian Citizens do but except vote and buy agricultural land.
According to Portuguese Passport Consultant estimate there are over two lakhs Goan’s living in Goa who have got their births transcribed in the Conservatoria dos Registos Centrais (Central Registry of Births) in Lisbon.
A Large Number of elderly Goan’s are now transcribing their births so that their children’s can go ahead and avail of Portuguese Nationality and subsequently a passport.
After recording ones birth in the registry one has to apply for the Cartao do Cidadao a Portuguese Citizen Card (photo identity card issued by the Portuguese administration in Lisbon). The most important card as for as Portuguese Citizenship is concerned the Cartao do Cidadao replaced the earlier Bilhete de Identidade. One can apply for Portuguese Passport only after obtaining a Cartao do Cidadao.
Portugal Country allows dual nationality, but since India doesn’t so Goan’s can apply for an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Card which provides a multiple entry, multipurpose lifelong visa to stay in India, granting them exemption from reporting to the police for any length stay in India. With this they are allowed to work, file returns and enjoy all benefits that Indian Citizens do but except vote and buy agricultural land.
According to Portuguese Passport Consultant estimate there are over two lakhs Goan’s living in Goa who have got their births transcribed in the Conservatoria dos Registos Centrais (Central Registry of Births) in Lisbon.
A Large Number of elderly Goan’s are now transcribing their births so that their children’s can go ahead and avail of Portuguese Nationality and subsequently a passport.
After recording ones birth in the registry one has to apply for the Cartao do Cidadao a Portuguese Citizen Card (photo identity card issued by the Portuguese administration in Lisbon). The most important card as for as Portuguese Citizenship is concerned the Cartao do Cidadao replaced the earlier Bilhete de Identidade. One can apply for Portuguese Passport only after obtaining a Cartao do Cidadao.
