Finally there is some good news for those whose birth certificates have been destroyed. We have completed a marriage registration using a baptism certificate. The process took 4 months to complete but you don't have to go to the process of re-registration of your birth. This is good news for Catholic Goans as the church has maintained their records well .
There is some good news (not confirmed yet) for people seeking appointments for BI or Bilhete de Identidade. The Consulte in Goa will start alloting BI apointments within 30 days from the date of application. Keep reading for confirmation of this news.
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Tel. No. 23387931 / 23070486
One day a man saw a old lady, stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out. His Pontiac was still sputtering when he approached her.
Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn't look safe; he looked poor and hungry.
He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold. He knew how she felt. It was that chill which only fear can put in you.
He said, 'I'm here to help you, ma'am. Why don't you wait in the car where it's warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.'
Well, all she had was a flat tire,
But for an old lady, that was bad enough. Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt.
As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was only just passing through. She couldn't thank him enough for coming to her aid.
Bryan just smiled as he closed her trunk. The lady asked how much she owed him. Any amount would have been all right with her. She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened had he not stopped.
Bryan never thought twice about being paid.
This was not a job to him. This was helping someone in need, and God knows there were plenty, who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other way.
He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Bryan added, 'And think of me..'
He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing into the twilight.
A few miles down the road the lady saw a small cafe. She went in to grab a bite to eat, and take the chill off before she made the last leg of her trip home. It was a dingy looking restaurant. Outside were two old gas pumps. The whole scene was unfamiliar to her. The waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair. She had a sweet smile, one that even being on her
Feet for the whole day couldn't erase. The lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never let the strain and aches change her attitude. The old lady wondered how someone who had so little could be so giving to a stranger. Then she remembered Bryan ..
After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a hundred dollar bill. The waitress quickly went to get change for her hundred dollar bill, but the old lady had slipped right out the door. She was gone by the time the waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be. Then she noticed something written on the napkin.
There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady wrote: 'You don't owe me anything. I have been there too. Somebody once helped me out, the way I'm helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: Do not let this chain of love end with you.'
Under the napkin were four more $100 bills.
Well, there were tables to clear, sugar bowls to fill, and people to serve, but the waitress made it through another day. That night when she got home from work and climbed into bed, she was thinking about the
Money and what the lady had written. How could the lady have known how much she and her husband needed it? With the baby due next month, it was going to be hard....
She knew how worried her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave him a soft kiss and whispered soft and low, 'Everything's going to be all right. I love you, Bryan Anderson.'
Cartao de Cidadao or Citizen Card will replace all the existing cards (Health Insurance, Voter's Id & Social Security). This card will bring the Portuguese Nationals into the digital world. The card acts on the principles of the smart card which will carry all the information of an individual in the digital format. Moreover the card will replace the already existing BI.
The card will contain the holders address and two digital certificates that will permit the holders secure authentication.
What is the Citizen's Card and what is it for?
The Citizen's Card is a physical and digital document, easy to use, that allows the citizens identification through various channels of communication, within the Public Administration and private entities.
Besides the identification, the card enables the accomplishment of electronic services, in the physical presence of an entity, on the Internet or by telephone. In those interactions the security level and the legal valour are the same of the traditional means.
The Citizen's Card presents itself as a true citizenship certificate, having a double form of a physical document, that identifies the citizen visually and physically (like the Identity Card), and of a digital document, that will allow its holder to electronically authenticate the transactions in which he/she takes part (through a personal PIN).
Technologically, Citizen's Card respects the international standards, especially the ones of the European Union. The card has the form of a smartcard, has an incorporated microchip with information storage and processing cryptographic capacities, which assure the security standards in the protection of the confidentiality and integrity of the personal information of the card, in the respect of the national legislation and of the corresponding European norms.
Where you can ask for the Citizen Card or Cartao de Cidadao?
The Citizen Card can be asked at
* At the services responsible for Civil Identification
* At the register offices designated by or of the Director General of Registeries.
* At the citizen shop or Consulates Abroad
Standard Card – Euro 12.00
Urgent – Euro 20.00 (At the moment urgent requests are not processed)
BI is issued for urgent cases.
Portuguese Passport for Goans - Documneto para Viagem (Original Document)
Posted by Goa on Wednesday, September 23, 2009Documento para Viagem is considered as an Original Document to process a new Portuguese Nationality case. Documento para Viagem was issued by the Portuguese administration and mandated from 1st Aug 1954 for travel to the Indian Union.
This document was signed by the Director of Civil Administration in Goa and by the Governor for Daman & Diu and could be applied for in the capital of the eleven districts of Goa. From 1st August 1954 Portuguese Goans were asked to present Documento para Viagem to the Portuguese Immigration officials at Colem for them to enter into Indian Union. Prior to departure from Goa the Documento para Viagem had to be visaed by the Police Headquarters.
To process Portuguese Passport (Portuguese Nationality) cases without the Old Document click HERE
What is Mutation of property in Goa?
In simple language mutation mean adding or deleting of names in existing FORM I & XIV in Goa. FORM I & XIV is a document which details the survey number, sub - division number, type of land (Cultivable or Uncultivable), area of the survey number, tenants if any, co - owners and the owners and right holders.
Why Mutation in Goa?
Since you have purchased the land your name has to be included in the existing FORM I & XIV.
When should be apply for Mutaion in Goa?
Genrally after you have received the original sale deed copy from the sub - register you can apply for mutation.
How and where do we apply for Mutaion?
Mutation are done by the Talathi of Mutaion at the Mamaladar's office. The submit the application of mutation you will have to make a file which should contain
1. Application explaing the ownership of the land/property.
2. Attested sale deed copy
3.Exisiting and fresh FORM I & XIV
FOR COMPLETE GUIDE TO MUTAION CLICK HERE
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Everyday Aam Goeankar goes home disappointed for not finding his birth or marriage or death records. If you ask for a solution with the Sub – Register he says there isn't any or has to register your birth or marriage or death once again.
So who has to pay the cost to re – register? Why does the applicant/public has to register their records if the authorities are going to destroy the same or lose them?
To bring a solution to this issue a group of people have come together to chalk out a strategy and action plan so that general public are not harassed by the concerned authorities. More details will follow & I do hope Goans all over the world will lend their full support for this good cause.
Many of us have gone through bitter experience of waiting for many years for the birth transcription of our parents. But now www.goanewz.com has completed process in less than a month and will help many helpless Goans to expedite the existing process in Portugal and also submit new process in Portugal and complete the processes within a month. Yes within 30 days.
Time required for Birth Transcription/Registration for persons born before 1961 – 45 days or less
Charges: Euro 350 + Rs.2500
Time required for Marriage Transcription/Registration – 15 days or less
Charges: Euro 350 + Euro 100 (Euro 100 are Registration Charges of Registo Civil/Conservatoria)
Time required for Birth Registration for persons born after 1961 – 30 days or less.
Charges: Euro 350 + Euro 175 (Euro 175 are Registration charges of Conservatoria)
Proof of completed cases will be provided on request but in person and not via e-mail.
CONTACT: GOANEWZ@GMAIL.COMThis post will cover the documents required and the procedure for birth registration for persons born after 19th Dec 1961.
For all people who are born after 1961 and are decedents of Portuguese Goans (Daman & Diu Also), one of the parents has to be a Portuguese National & their marriage registered in Portugal to apply for your Portuguese Nationality. To obtain Portuguese Nationality for your parents click HERE. To register your parents marriage in Portugal click HERE.
Once you have the Assento do Nascimento & Assento do Casamento of your parent/s you can file for your Portuguese Nationality. The documents required to file for your Portuguese Nationality are listed below.
Documents Required
1. Birth Certificate of the applicant from Sub – Register
2. Birth Certificate of the parent whose birth is not registered in Portugal.
3. Residence Certificate from the Panchyat or Mamladar
4. Photo ID (Optional)
5. Assento de Nascimento of your parent who is registered in Portugal
6. Assento de Nascimento of your parents.
Birth Certificate
Birth Certificate should be from the Sub – Register only. It can be in "TEOR" or Extract. If the Birth Certificate is not in Portuguese than it has to be translate in Portuguese Language.
Residence Certificate
The residence certificate has to be from Panchyat or Mamladar. The certificates have to be translated to Portuguese if they are in any other languages.
Photo ID
The photo ID can be an Indian Passport or any other picture ID issued by the Indian Government.
Attestation of Documents
For the documents obtained from Goa
The have to be attested by a Notary.
Dy. Collector.
Under Secretary (Home Dept.).
Portuguese Consulate Panjm Goa
For the documents obtained from Daman & Diu and neighboring states.
Notary.
Mantralya .
Under Secretary (Home Dept.).
Portuguese Consulate Panjim Goa.
For documents obtained from other parts of India
External Affairs Ministry – Delhi.
Portuguese Embassy – Delhi.
Cost involved obtaining the Documents.
Other than the normal charges (Govt. Adm.) to obtain the above mentioned documents
Nortary – Rs. 70.00 (Adv. Filomena Da Silva Apana Bazar) per document
Collector – Rs. 100.00 per document
Under – Secretary – Rs. 100.00 per document
Portuguese Consulate – Rs. 719.00 per document
Attestation from External Affairs & Portuguese Embassy
Rs. 7000.00
Translation of Documents In Portuguese
Rs. 120 Per Document including Notary Fees. The translation charges workout to be Rs. 50.00 only as Rs.70.00 is the Notary Fees. For professional translation, click HERE.
Charges to Submit the Process in Conservatoria dos Registos Centrais or Registo Civil Lisboa Portugal.
Euro 350.00
Registration Charges Euro 175.00
To submit the process in Conservatoria dos Registos Centrais in Lisboa Portugal and subsequent follows ups with the Conservatoria with regular updates via e-mail, Yahoo Messenger, MSN, Google Chat. There is no appointment at the Conservatoria to submit the Birth Registration Process. The completion of the entire Birth Registration process takes 15 days.
Euro 75.00
Registration Charges Euro 175.00
To submit the Marriage Transcription process in Conservatoria dos Registos Centrais in Lisboa Portugal. There are no follow – ups nor updates. The process will be submitted in Conservatoria that's the end of it.
The Marriage Transcription/Registration in Portugal takes 7 working days. The marriage process can be submitted in Conservatoria or in one of the many Registos Civil (Civil Registry). To submit the process in Civil Registry one needs an appointment but the waiting time is much less compared to the wait time at the Portuguese Consulate in Goa. (Generally it takes 5 – 7 days to get an appointment).
Documents Required
1. Birth Certificate of spouse who is not registered in Portugal
2. Marriage Certificate from Sub – Register or Civil Registry.
3. Assento do Nascimento (Copy)
Birth Certificate
Birth Certificate should be from the Sub – Register only. It can be in "TEOR" or Extract. If the Birth Certificate is not in Portuguese than it has to be translate in Portuguese Language.
Marriage Certificate
Marriage Certificate has to be from Sub – Registry or Civil Registry. The certificate can be in Extract or Teor.
Attestation of Documents
For the documents obtained from Goa
The first three documents (Birth, Residence & Additional Residence) have to be attested by a Notary.
Dy. Collector.
Under Secretary (Home Dept.).
Portuguese Consulate Panjm Goa
For the documents obtained from Daman & Diu and neighboring states.
Notary.
Mantralya .
Under Secretary (Home Dept.).
Portuguese Consulate Panjim Goa.
For documents obtained from other parts of India
External Affairs Ministry – Delhi.
Portuguese Embassy – Delhi.
Cost involved obtaining the Documents.
Other than the normal charges (Govt. Adm.) to obtain the above mentioned documents
Nortary – Rs. 70.00 (Adv. Filomena Da Silva Apana Bazar) per document
Collector – Rs. 100.00 per document
Under – Secretary – Rs. 100.00 per document
Portuguese Consulate – Rs. 719.00 per document
Attestation from External Affairs & Portuguese Embassy
Rs. 7000.00
Translation of Documents In Portuguese
Rs. 120 Per Document including Notary Fees. The translation charges workout to be Rs. 50.00 only as Rs.70.00 is the Notary Fees. For professional translation, click HERE.
Charges to Submit the Process in Conservatoria dos Registos Centrais or Registo Civil Lisboa Portugal.
Euro 350.00
Registration Charges Euro 100.00
To submit the process in Conservatoria dos Registos Centrais in Lisboa Portugal and subsequent follows ups with the Conservatoria with regular updates via e-mail, Yahoo Messenger, MSN, Google Chat. There is no appointment at the Conservatoria to submit the Marriage Transcription Process. The completion of the entire Birth Transcription process takes 45 days or earlier or you can get back your fees.
Euro 75.00
Registration Charges Euro 100.00
To submit the Marriage Transcription process in Registo Civil/Conservatoria dos Registos Centrais in Lisboa Portugal. There are no follow – ups nor updates. The process will be submitted in Conservatoria that's the end of it. There is no appointment at the Registo Civil/Conservatoria to submit the Marriage Transcription Process.
Portuguese Passport for Goans – Birth Registration in Portugal for Person born before 19th December 1961 (Updated)
Posted by Goa on Saturday, August 15, 2009The Portuguese recognizes all person born in Goa, Daman & Diu born on or before 19th December 1961 to be Portuguese citizens. Since the Portuguese Government does not have any records of these Portuguese Citizens they are required to do their Birth Transcription in Portugal. The Birth Transcription is done at the Conservatoria dos Registos Centrais in Lisboa Portugal.
The Documents required for Birth Transcription in Portugal are:
1. Birth Certificate.
2. Residence Certificate.
3. Residence Certificate to prove your residence in Goa from 1.1.1974 to 31.12.1975.
4. Photo ID Card (Optional)
5. Original Document (Optional)
Birth Certificate
Birth Certificate should be from the Sub – Register only. It can be in "TEOR" or Extract. If the Birth Certificate is not in Portuguese than it has to be translate in Portuguese Language.
Residence Certificate
Residence Certificate has to be from the Panchayat or the Mamladar which should clearly state that you are a resident of Goa, Daman or Diu from birth and also during the period from 1.1.1974 – 31.12.1975.
Residence Certificate to Prove your Residence in Goa from 1.1.1974 – 31.12.1975
This certificate should state/prove that you have been a continuous resident of Goa or Daman or Diu during the year 1.1.1974 to 31.12.1975
Photo ID Card
This document is Optional and it can be any Photo ID Card issued by the Government. Eg: Passport, Election Card etc etc. You can still apply for Portuguese Nationality if you don't have this document.
Original Document
Any document issued by the Portuguese Government Administration.
In the later part of 2004 the Conservatoria dos Registos Centrais started asking for this Original Document to minimize/fraudsters from obtaining Portuguese Nationality by forging Public Documents. This document is not a must but it makes the process simpler.
Attestation of Documents
For the documents obtained from Goa
The first three documents (Birth, Residence & Additional Residence) have to be attested by a Notary.
Dy. Collector.
Under Secretary (Home Dept.).
Portuguese Consulate Panjm Goa
For the documents obtained from Daman & Diu and neighboring states.
Notary.
Mantralya .
Under Secretary (Home Dept.).
Portuguese Consulate Panjim Goa.
For documents obtained from other parts of India
External Affairs Ministry – Delhi.
Portuguese Embassy – Delhi.
Cost involved obtaining the Documents.
Other than the normal charges (Govt. Adm.) to obtain the above mentioned documents
Nortary – Rs. 70.00 (Adv. Filomena Da Silva Apana Bazar) per document
Collector – Rs. 100.00 per document
Under – Secretary – Rs. 100.00 per document
Portuguese Consulate – Rs. 719.00 per document
Rs. 7000.00
Translation of Documents In Portuguese
Rs. 120 Per Document including Notary Fees. The translation charges workout to be Rs. 50.00 only as Rs.70.00 is the Notary Fees. For professional translation, click HERE.
Charges to Submit the Process in Conservatoria dos Registos Centrais Lisboa Portugal.
Euro 350.00 + Rs. 2500 (fees)
To submit the process in Conservatoria dos Registos Centrais in Lisboa Portugal and subsequent follows ups with the Conservatoria with regular updates via e-mail, Yahoo Messenger, MSN, Google Chat. There is no appointment at the Conservatoria to submit the Birth Transcription Process. The completion of the entire Birth Transcription process takes 45 days or earlier or you can get back your fees.
Euro 75.00
To submit the Birth Transcription process in Conservatoria dos Registos Centrais in Lisboa Portugal. There are no follow – ups nor updates. The process will be submitted in Conservatoria that's the end of it. There is no appointment at the Conservatoria to submit the Birth Transcription Process.
Ok guys this is huge the following post will cover the updated laws and procedure on how to submit and follow – up the Portuguese Passport for Goans ( Portuguese Nationality) in Lisbon – Portugal. The process is simpler and much faster in comparison to the Portuguese Passport Process (Portuguese Nationality) submitted in Goa. You save a lot I mean a hell lot of time if you submit your Portuguese Passport for Goans (Portuguese Nationality Process) directly in Lisbon Portugal.
In today's world almost everything is digital or WIFI. To keep up with the trend I discontinued my Cable TV and bought myself a brand new Airtel DTH. The sales rep was perfect to feed me all the bull he had and dish out some super deals to make the service and the rates spicy. He managed to talk me into his crappy service for which I paid Rs.2600 and some change for a full year subscription. During the sales talk, he made me feel this was the ultimate.
One month later, I regret for switching to DTH. No doubt, they offer digital picture but of course, it comes with a price, which is hard to pay during bad days (Recession), which we all are going tru. DTH works out very expensive to the Cable TV but you realize this only after you have installed the dish and purchased the subscription. The sales person will never show his face again to you.
The normal cable TV will cost you Rs.1600 after you talk to your cable operator about discontinuation of his services where as you need to make more than Rs.3000.00 to get all that you get by keeping your cable TV.
The choice is yours, analyze and take advice from friends before you make a decision. Best is to make an excel sheet and calculate the difference. Or else you will end up paying more money like me.
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It is summer holidays in Portugal therefore there are delays to the e-mails and the other requests sent to the Conservatoria. As per information recevied more than half the staff at the Conservatoria are on Holidays.
Calling Portugal can be expensive and than if the calls goes to a voice mail you end up paying the connection charge. The contact information for Conservatoria are mentioned below and how to send a free fax to Portugal.
This post will cover on how to make a free call to Portugal to talk to your lawyer or the Conservatoria
We can make a free call to Portugal by using Yahoo Voice on Yahoo messenger. Log into your yahoo messenger, on you left hand side you will find a tab “messenger” click on this tab go to “Preferences” and change your country to USA. Once you have done this click on the tab “Actions” and scroll down to “Call a computer” . Now dial this number “1-800-373-3411” where your cursor halts and hit “Enter” on your keyboard Yahoo will start dialing the number for you. You will hear an ad following by a voice recording about different options in the end you also hear “Free Call”. Say “Free Call” in your microphone there will be another voice recording and then it will ask to dial the phone number. Now you will be connected to the dialed phone number and it is completely free. You may make as many calls as you wish and they are completely free.
You can also use Skype, Gizmo, ………… to make this call.
Portuguese Passport for Goans – Contact Information Conservatoria dos Registos Centrais
Posted by Goa on Saturday, June 27, 2009Mailing Address:
Conservatoria dos Registos Centrais
Rua Rodrigo Da Fonseca N° 198, 1099 – 003 Lisboa Portugal
Tel. No. +351 213 817 600/03
Fax No. +351 213 817 698
E-mail: crcentrais@dgrn.mj.pt
Recently, a viewer informed me that her e-mail sent to the above-mentioned e-mail ID was replied in 24hrs with accurate information.
To send Free Fax using the internet please click on the below link. The letter can be composed in MS word and upload as attachment.
http://www.myfax.com/free/