# AIMA request - apostilled police clearance certificate from country of birth/passport for main applicant **URL:** \ **Category:** Portugal Golden Visa\ **Tags:** portugal, golden-visa\ **Created:** [October 31, 2026, 9:23am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/aima-request-apostilled-police-clearance-certificate-from-country-of-birth-passport-for-main-applicant/78758 "2026-10-31T09:23:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![PTbound](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/dbc845/32.png) [@PTbound](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/PTbound)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 7:45am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/aima-request-apostilled-police-clearance-certificate-from-country-of-birth-passport-for-main-applicant/78758/8 "2026-11-01T07:45:42Z")
_Officially_ I think that’s true, but AIMA operatives tend to make up their own rules. We argued that point a few months ago and got told no… > [@Citizenship processing delays](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/citizenship-processing-delays/74811/543): > > I had my lawyers ask if we could do a fast apostille (1 day or less at Canadian Embassy down the road in Lisbon), vs. the ridiculously long 45+ day wait for one by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) in Ottawa. AIMA official’s response was a flat no to the Canadian Embassy apostille - only options were GAC or a Portuguese Embassy/consulate _in Canada_ (more details in my post just above). > > As I said this makes no sense, but you can only waste so much time arguing with AIMA before you have to give in to their insanity (especially when they also give you a deadline). > > Also this was _our_ experience with _one_ particular AIMA clerk. PT bureaucracy being as random as it is --- _[View the full topic](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/aima-request-apostilled-police-clearance-certificate-from-country-of-birth-passport-for-main-applicant/78758)._