Portuguese Nationality for Goans is a birth right and we all should make every use of it. The famous case of Fr. Chico Monteiro of Candolim will explain to you why the Goans who were born before 20th December 1961 were forced to take India citizenship. All the residents of Goa, Daman & Diu before 20th December 1961 were Portuguese Nationals, on or after 20th December 1961 the resident of Goa were given an option to leave Goa and return to Portugal or remain in Goa as Indian Citizen. During this time many Goans left for Portugal and those who remained were granted Indian Citizenship.To re - obtain these lost citizenship or Nationality as they say it in Portugal we (Goa, Daman & Diu) have to prove ourself that we were original Portuguese Nationals or decendents of Portuguese Nationals.
Please visit here to get more information about the documents required to file for re - registration of the birth. Please make sure the spellings of all the names on your certificates are same and they should all be in sync with each other. If some of the names have different spellings for are not sync with each other please make the changes before hand to reduce the delays and hassels in the later part of the process. I have known cases where in just a single alphabet was created long delays and unwanted hassels. To get the correct spellings and sync please consult the local offices for the procedures.
Once you have all the names in the same order and with the same spellings, I advise to do the submission in Lisbon - Portugal. It is expensive but the work done is much faster than if you submit it in the Portugal Consulate in Goa. Birth registration submitted in Portugal are followed by the respect attorney or appointed person who will plead your case with the concerned authority. and get faster results.
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