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-- Joseph Lai, Salt Lake City, USA
Q. I am now in the U.S. and I hold a Portuguese passport/Macau CI.
Do I need a visa to go to Canada? If so, how/where can I get one?
A.
If you are holding a Portuguese passport, you will need
to apply for a visitor visa. Write to the following address
and include a self-addressed self-stamped envelope for
an application form:
Immigration Section
Canadian Embassy
501 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
It takes only about a week to receive the form from the embassy.
You can just follow the instructions on the form. One thing worth
noticing is that Portuguese passport holders do not have to
pay the processing fee, although it is not mentioned.
After filling the forms you will have to send your passport,
I-94 and I-20 to the embassy. Make sure you use certified
mail to ensure security.
-- Oscar Ho at Kansas City, USA
Just read the Macau Daily homepage. There's an article
regarding the new agreement between the Canadian government
and the Portuguese government -- starting from May 1,
Portuguese passport holders no longer need to apply
for the visitor's visa. What a good news!
-- Oscar Ho at Kansas City, USA
Note: CI holder needs to pay the processing fee of forty something US dollars(???)
-- Joseph Lai at SLC, USA
Check the Canadian Consulate homepage at:
http://www.cts.com/~cdntrade/consulates/usconsulates.html
It is very informative.
-- Thomas Lok at Berkeley, CA, USA
Q. How I can apply for a Taiwan visa in Canada?
A. If you've a Potuguese passport, you don't have to get
a Visa (or what is called an "entry permit"?) for
up to two weeks of stay in Taiwan as far as I know.
The Portuguse government signed a treaty with Taiwan
some time in 1995 which made this happen.
--Oscar Ho at Kansas City, USA
Q. What's that U.S. Green Card Lottery thing all about? Am I
eligible to enter?
A. See
http://www.imminfo.com for details.
-- Luis A. Basto
Q. Where can I get some Macau news? Any Macau newspaper on-line?
A. If you are a member of MacauNet email forum, you will receive some
Macau news by email, from time to time. Macau Daily News
has set up a web site at the
University of Macau. They update the page daily. Also, you can go visit some Hong Kong newspaper web sites
for up-to-date China/HK/Macau news. Take a look at our Link List
to find out their web page addresses.
--Joseph Lai, SLC, UT, USA
Q. Could any body tell me how to have a Portuguese passport renewed in UK/England?
A. Well, if you are in London, (or I think you have to travel to London),
you could go to the Portuguese consulate in Knightsbridge (opposite
Harrods). You have to bring all the documents you have got, have you
registered in a consulate before? You have to do that.
--Mario Xavier, London, UK
Here's what I found at
http://www.wtgonline.com/country/pt/add.html
Portuguese Consulate
Silver City House, 62 Brompton Road, London SW3 1BJ
Tel: (0171) 581 8722/3/4. Fax: (0171) 581 3085. Opening hours: 0900-1330 and 1430-1600 Monday to Friday.
--Joseph Lai, Utah, USA
Q. Can I renew my Portuguese passport/CI in the USA? What's the address of Portuguese Embassy in the USA/Canada?
A.
Yes. I renewed it twice in the Portuguese Consulate General in San Francisco. Last time, it took only 4 business days to get it done. If you need to renew your passport, I suggest you call them at (415) 346-3400 to find out the official information ...
--Vincent
Here's what I found at http://www.embassy.org
Embassy of Portugal
2125 Kalorama Road, NW, Washington DC 20008
Telephone: (202) 328-8610
Fax: (202) 462-3726
Consulate Generals in: Boston, Honolulu, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, New Bedford, New York (tel: (212)
246 4580), Philadelphia, Providence, San Francisco and Waterbury.
--Joseph Lai, Utah, USA
I think there should be a Portuguese Embassy in San Francisco, call 411 and
tell them San Francisco, they should be able to give you the number at SF.
--Man-Kit Che
(Embassy of Portugal in Canada)
That is what I have.
http://www.consulportugaltoronto.com/home.htm
--Roque
Last updated April 22, 1997
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