The Goan Welfare Association, Qatar, has been pushing fordual for Portuguese passport holders having Goan origin.
Association president Simon DSilva at a programme for the Goan community in Dubai, announced an NRI Global Convention with a one-point agenda to demand dual citizenship for Portuguese passport holders.
On his visits to the UK, he said he found that some Goans holding Portuguese passports have never been to Portugal nor speak Portuguese, but work in the UK instead.