As per my knowledge, goans are allowed to have both indian and portugese passport right?? if yes then what was the issue in applying for portugese passport?
Goan born before 1961 are eligible to obtain Portuguese passport. but people born after 1961 can also obtain if there parents have a Portuguese i passport. issue is Indian govt dose not allow duel citizenship so if you want to obtain Portuguese passport you have to give up Indian citizenship.
Well new avenues will open up. Portuguese citizenship makes them eligible to live work anywhere in Europe. If not Britain, then other places. Learn the language and Portugal, Spain are fabulous places to live and work.
Actually, if you can prove your parents or grandparents were citizens of Goa before 1961, you can get a Portugese passport. Romania has something similar for Moldovans. Often England and Germany complained these are back door entries. However, now that we have a Goan origin Portugal premier, I don't think we will see any change in the rules.
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if yes then what was the issue in applying for portugese passport?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3403136/How-20-000-Indians-slipped-UK-Portuguese-passports-legally.html