BULLET POINT QUESTIONS FOR FCO- Comments/ and Correspondence from BHC
Jan 30th 2013, 2:11 pm
#376
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Re: BULLET POINT QUESTIONS FOR FCO- Comments/ and Correspondence from BHC
OMG What are our taxes paying for, all darn useless. Thank God I didn't waste time and money flying over early for the meeting. I have my court case coming up soon and expect no help whatsoever from our BHC. Ms Shipla basically said that they will not help individual cases..... meaning I am on my own!! Our BHC must be treating the time in Goa as a great holiday as they have done nothing for us over the last few years.
Jan 30th 2013, 3:54 pm
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Re: BULLET POINT QUESTIONS FOR FCO- Comments/ and Correspondence from BHC
If you're really interested (and you won't be) PM me tomorrow confirming that you are a British Citizen and will not pass it on, and I will send it to you.
I really don't know why I'm being so coy, perhaps I'm trying to hide the fact that there's nothing to hide.
AndyD
Jan 30th 2013, 4:33 pm
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Re: BULLET POINT QUESTIONS FOR FCO- Comments/ and Correspondence from BHC
There were no real answers. I have nearly finished writing up my notes. They really don't say much, but as it was a 'closed' meeting I have decided not to post them on a public forum.
If you're really interested (and you won't be) PM me tomorrow confirming that you are a British Citizen and will not pass it on, and I will send it to you.
I really don't know why I'm being so coy, perhaps I'm trying to hide the fact that there's nothing to hide.
AndyD
If you're really interested (and you won't be) PM me tomorrow confirming that you are a British Citizen and will not pass it on, and I will send it to you.
I really don't know why I'm being so coy, perhaps I'm trying to hide the fact that there's nothing to hide.
AndyD
Feb 1st 2013, 9:32 am
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Re: BULLET POINT QUESTIONS FOR FCO- Comments/ and Correspondence from BHC
There were no real answers. I have nearly finished writing up my notes. They really don't say much, but as it was a 'closed' meeting I have decided not to post them on a public forum.
If you're really interested (and you won't be) PM me tomorrow confirming that you are a British Citizen and will not pass it on, and I will send it to you.
I really don't know why I'm being so coy, perhaps I'm trying to hide the fact that there's nothing to hide.
AndyD
If you're really interested (and you won't be) PM me tomorrow confirming that you are a British Citizen and will not pass it on, and I will send it to you.
I really don't know why I'm being so coy, perhaps I'm trying to hide the fact that there's nothing to hide.
AndyD
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Feb 4th 2013, 4:27 am
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Re: BULLET POINT QUESTIONS FOR FCO- Comments/ and Correspondence from BHC
When I open my pm inbox can someone tell me whether I should select XML/CSV/Text? The latter comes up with a strange format! Many thanks. 
Dec 3rd 2013, 11:26 am
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Re: BULLET POINT QUESTIONS FOR FCO- Comments/ and Correspondence from BHC
just kicking this thread to check it's alive in case we need it later
AndyD
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Dec 9th 2013, 4:33 am
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Re: BULLET POINT QUESTIONS FOR FCO- Comments/ and Correspondence from BHC
Thanks for that. I may well need it as my situation unfolds!
Jan 22nd 2014, 6:34 am
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Re: BULLET POINT QUESTIONS FOR FCO- Comments/ and Correspondence from BHC
Hi all,
The [next Townhall] meeting has been confirmed for Friday, 7th Feb 2014 at Cidade de Goa from 1600 – 1700 hours. The British Deputy High Commissioner, Mr Kumar Iyer and the Consul for India, Ms Michaela Williamson will attend.
Please do spread the word....
The [next Townhall] meeting has been confirmed for Friday, 7th Feb 2014 at Cidade de Goa from 1600 – 1700 hours. The British Deputy High Commissioner, Mr Kumar Iyer and the Consul for India, Ms Michaela Williamson will attend.
Please do spread the word....
Feb 18th 2014, 11:57 am
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last meeting
Hi Ive tried to pick up a thread from the last BHC meeting but have got totaly lost on the site!!! In the last meeting yourself aswell as wendy were so informative it was just too much information to be sure i heard it all correctly. Please can you give me the email details for the group. I did give my email tel no to Pats husband. many thanks nick
Will HMG please put the following to GOI - MHA:
"It has to be a given that Foreign Nationals not of Indian origin can legally own immovable property in India:
Prior to 1999 under the provisions of FERA they could buy with permission from the RBI, and this was often granted - either specifically or by default.
They can inherit from a person resident in India.
Setting aside for now the question of types of visas, with the exception of Goa post 2006, they can and do buy after fulfilling the requirements of FEMA
SO WHAT TYPE OF VISA MAY THEY BE ISSUED SO THAT THEY CAN VISIT THEIR PROPERTIES?"
"It has to be a given that Foreign Nationals not of Indian origin can legally own immovable property in India:
Prior to 1999 under the provisions of FERA they could buy with permission from the RBI, and this was often granted - either specifically or by default.
They can inherit from a person resident in India.
Setting aside for now the question of types of visas, with the exception of Goa post 2006, they can and do buy after fulfilling the requirements of FEMA
SO WHAT TYPE OF VISA MAY THEY BE ISSUED SO THAT THEY CAN VISIT THEIR PROPERTIES?"
Feb 24th 2014, 9:00 am
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Re: last meeting
busybee1 and anyone else interested in the last 'Townhall' meeting:
Once again it was declared a closed meeting, so if you are interested and are not already on the Working Party email list then please PM me, stating that you are British, and I will send you details.
Cheers AndyD 8-)₹
Once again it was declared a closed meeting, so if you are interested and are not already on the Working Party email list then please PM me, stating that you are British, and I will send you details.
Cheers AndyD 8-)₹
Feb 25th 2014, 6:41 am
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Re: BULLET POINT QUESTIONS FOR FCO- Comments/ and Correspondence from BHC
Hi andy thanks for getting in touch. I'm lad to say that the group have been in touch thanks again
Jun 5th 2014, 9:26 am
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Re: last meeting
At the end of April, almost exactly six years after we purchased our Goa property, the deeds were finally registered by the Registrar at Mapusa.
This followed a lot of hard work by many people including our lawyer Augustus Monteiro and a series of appeals to the District and State registrars, the fast-track court in Mapusa (we won our case but it was appealed), and finally the High Court of Bombay at Goa.
The High Court supported earlier verdicts in other High Courts (some going back to the 1950's) that the Registrars can not refuse or hold up Registration of a document except for reasons set out in the Registration Act 1908 (or other Statutes specifically overriding that Act).
I had held back from making this public in the hope that the Registrars would themselves announce their procedure for future cases, unfortunately this has not happened. I have heard unofficially that they may accept all Deeds for Purchase by foreigners* but refer Sales by foreigners to the State Property Committee. This appears to partly fly in the face of the High Court Judgements!
[* It is of course open to the Registrars to mention these purchases to the Enforcement Directorate who may decide to investigate them, however, as anyone who attended the last BHCI townhall meeting will know, there have been a number of recent cases before the ED which were found in favour of the foreign property owners].
If you have purchased property in Goa as a foreigner then you can get more information from the Property Owners Working Party - contact Richard at [email protected]
AndyD 8-)#
This followed a lot of hard work by many people including our lawyer Augustus Monteiro and a series of appeals to the District and State registrars, the fast-track court in Mapusa (we won our case but it was appealed), and finally the High Court of Bombay at Goa.
The High Court supported earlier verdicts in other High Courts (some going back to the 1950's) that the Registrars can not refuse or hold up Registration of a document except for reasons set out in the Registration Act 1908 (or other Statutes specifically overriding that Act).
I had held back from making this public in the hope that the Registrars would themselves announce their procedure for future cases, unfortunately this has not happened. I have heard unofficially that they may accept all Deeds for Purchase by foreigners* but refer Sales by foreigners to the State Property Committee. This appears to partly fly in the face of the High Court Judgements!
[* It is of course open to the Registrars to mention these purchases to the Enforcement Directorate who may decide to investigate them, however, as anyone who attended the last BHCI townhall meeting will know, there have been a number of recent cases before the ED which were found in favour of the foreign property owners].
If you have purchased property in Goa as a foreigner then you can get more information from the Property Owners Working Party - contact Richard at [email protected]
AndyD 8-)#
Jun 5th 2014, 12:38 pm
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Re: last meeting
At the end of April, almost exactly six years after we purchased our Goa property, the deeds were finally registered by the Registrar at Mapusa.
If you have purchased property in Goa as a foreigner then you can get more information from the Property Owners Working Party - contact Richard at [email protected]
AndyD 8-)#
If you have purchased property in Goa as a foreigner then you can get more information from the Property Owners Working Party - contact Richard at [email protected]
AndyD 8-)#
