India, March 10 -- Around 8,400 Goans have surrendered their Indian passports after acquiring foreign nationality between 2021 and 2025, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant informed the Goa Legislative Assembly in a written reply.

According to the data shared by the government, the overwhelming majority of these individuals-8,370 in total-acquired citizenship of Portugal, accounting for nearly all the passport surrenders during the five-year period.

A smaller number of Goans obtained citizenship in other countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, France, Germany, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Kazakhstan, Romania, Thailand and Tanzania.

Government figures also indicate a steady rise in the trend over the years. In 2021,...