Portuguese Citizenship

26,000 Goans surrendered passports in last 10 years, says state government

A majority of of individuals from the state surrendered their Indian passports to obtain Portuguese nationality.

Scroll Staff
· Jul 17, 2024 · 04:46 pm
Why thousands of Goans are giving up Indian passports for Portuguese ones

In November, even two state legislators were found to be Portuguese citizens, making their holding political office illegal. A case against them is being heard in the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court.

Aarefa Johari
· Feb 05, 2014 · 08:00 am