Hello, my final approval email arrived on April 21 and I am still unable to pay. My lawyers (Fresh Portugal) have been trying daily. They have spoken with multiple AIMA personnel in various offices. They have been told that my card has been issued but until the payment issue is resolved they can’t mail it. Today my attorney emailed me this: “I just finished talking with Rui from AIMA Azores, he has been checking with the coordinators if this problem is normal among other applicants or not and they advised me to wait until the second DUC payment deadline expires (which is tomorrow, May 7th), to issue a new one and check if the problem continues.
I have suggested paying in person at AIMA in Lisbon, that they just send me a different reference or another direct form of payment, or for AIMA Azores to send me a specific payment reference… But they say it can only be issued through the ARI Portal because otherwise that will mess with their Financial Department standard procedures…”