Q: I born in Lourenço Marques Mozambique which was a former colony of Portugal. When the war began my parents travelled back to Goa. In some people stayed back or even moved to other African countries. My parents held Portuguese passports at the time. Am I eligible to apply for Portuguese nationality ? I heard that I am not eligible. A: No you are not eligible. Even if your parents now have their birth and marriage transcribed in Portugal. The reason being is that when the war broke out the Portuguese authorities asked all Portuguese citizens that includes Goans which at that time had a huge community in Mozambique and Angola to return to Portugal and many did. They also asked people who did not want to leave and continue living in Mozambique to visit the Portuguese Embassy and make a declaration that they want to be Portuguese and their children too. This was mainly for people born there or had children that were born there. Many people did not do that and hence lost their natio...
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Q: I was born in Karachi but my parents were born in Goa before 1961 and moved to Karachi prior to 1961. My parents have Portuguese passports valid till 1978 issued by the Portuguese Embassy in Pakistan. They were issued after 1961. Does this mean that my parents are registered in Portugal? A: No this does not mean that your parents births were registered in Portugal. There are few cases like this. What is understood is that the Portuguese Embassy did issue Portuguese passports to people of Goans origin. Basically they continued to renew the passport that the person originally traveled on to Karachi. These documents normally had a validity but it actuality they were not valid and it seemed that they would not have been able to travel using those passport and eventually had to either give them up or it lost its validity. That said there is also a chance that your parents would have registered their birth in Portugal as soon as India annexed Goa. As they would have de...
Q: I was born in Goa before 1961 or born out side of Goa but my birth was transcribed in Goa before 1961 and I have my old Portuguese ID / Para Viagem Card / Old Portuguese Passport issued by the former Portuguese administration prior to 1961 and these documents were valid till 1965. Does this mean I am already registered in Portugal and that I only have to renew these documents? A: No, This does not mean your birth is registered in Portugal. It simply means the passport was issued prior to 1961 and had a validity till 1965. This document is no longer valid for obvious reasons and cannot be renewed but is a very good document to support your the process of transcribing your birth in Portugal. Yes in this case your birth has to be transcribed in Portugal. www.pnfg.in PNFG - Portuguese Nationality For Goans PNFG CONSULTANCY Whatsapp: Portugal: +351 920 219177 Goa: +91 91721 69258 / +91 95526 86976 / +91 88054 35284 Address: PNFG Consultan...