Q: I was born in Goa before 1961 which was part of Portugal until 19.12.1961. Why do I have to register my birth in Portugal? Does Portugal not already have my birth record since all born in Goa before 1961 were Portuguese Citizens and held either a Portuguese ID card or a Portuguese passport both issued by the former Portuguese administration in Goa?
A: No Portugal does not have a record of your birth registration and nor would they have of your parents and ancestors if they were born in Goa. The reason being that Goa was not a colony of Portugal as such. Goa was declared a part of Portugal. Basically part of main land Portugal. Which meant that all Goans born in Goa were citizens of Portugal at birth. Which was not the case with other colonies of Portugal. So since Goa was part of Portugal it was not required to register the birth in Lisbon, Goa had its own Conservatoria / Registrar. Simply put it was like another district of Portugal. All records were maintained in Goa just like in Lisbon. Goans were issued Portuguese passports and ID cards just like in mainland Portugal.
But when India invaded Goa and annexed it they did not allow the Portuguese administrators to take the record books while leaving, hence anyone born in Goa or have their birth registered in Goa before 1961 has to take that record from the record books in Goa which is available at the civil registrar or archives and submit it in Lisbon to record the birth in Portugal and reclaim their Portuguese Nationality which of course is their birth right. Please note MOST Goans did not renounce their Portuguese nationality after India invaded hence they never lost it. All that is being done now is proving that they were born in Goa before 1961 by submitting the birth record which is known as a birth teor from the original book along with other documents. Once the Portuguese authorities in Lisbon have verified the document and are satisfied that the applicant is indeed born in Goa before 1961 and is by birth a Portuguese Citizen they transcribe the birth in the Conservatoria in Lisbon and declare the applicant to be a Portuguese Citizen. Once the birth is transcribed the applicant can then go ahead and apply for his citizen card followed by his/her Portuguese Passport.
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