AIMA Strike during first week of June 2026

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Not sure if AIMA ever bothers to notify people in advance re: strikes.

You could ask @ILiveinHope and @amn07000 about their experiences below…

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My husband’s appointment was mid Sept - still no card. Mine and my son, mid Dec - still no card. My daughter missed her appointment due to AIMA being closed for the national strike on 11 Dec. Rescheduled JULY. It’s just awful.

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I’m so glad you got to give your biometrics. My appointment was the same day at cascais as well at 9:30am. When they opened the offices they gave out only 20 tickets and luckily i was the 11th. Got everything done by 11:30am. My lawyer said since it was a strike only 2 employees were working so they’ll reschedule all other appointments. There were so many people standing outside, I couldn’t help but feel bad for everyone who had come and would have to again wait for god knows how long. Its just …