# Awaiting Final Approval (Stage 4) **URL:** \ **Category:** Portugal Golden Visa\ **Tags:** portugal, golden-visa, pt-gv-stages\ **Created:** [January 30, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-final-approval-stage-4/45969 "2022-01-30T18:20:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 42
**Author:** ![emailtoasifali](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/ba8739/32.png) [@emailtoasifali](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/emailtoasifali)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 5:24am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-final-approval-stage-4/45969/839 "2023-07-21T05:24:40Z")
[SEF taking 2 years to process residencies - The Portugal News](https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2023-07-20/sef-taking-2-years-to-process-residencies/79697) ---
**Author:** ![tkrunning](https://community.nomadgate.com/user_avatar/community.nomadgate.com/tkrunning/32/9053_2.png) [@tkrunning](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/tkrunning)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-final-approval-stage-4/45969/840 "2023-07-21T13:19:05Z")
Hey guys, thanks for keeping the database up-to-date as your approvals are rolling in! I have two updates for you that you might find useful: ## 1. You can now use your Nomad Gate username as the “public ID” of your entry in the database. I got some feedback that it was difficult to spot your own entries in the [various database views](https://nomadgate.com/portugal/gv-timeline/) (for example to compare your progress to those with a similar timeline). So I created a randomly generated ID for each family, which you’ll find on your [personal dashboard](http://nomadgate.com/portugal/gv-timeline/dashboard/). And today I made it possible to swap this random ID for your Nomad Gate username, with a single click: ![Click to change to username as Public ID](https://c-assets.nomadgate.com/original/2X/1/1d66912b651026b35363ba0b9dff5245d6aadaed.png) ## 2. A new biometrics to final approval timeline view I’ve created a new biometrics to final approval timeline (grouped by biometrics location): > **[Biometrics to final approval — Timeline view — Crowdsourced Golden Visa...](https://nomadgate.com/portugal/gv-timeline/timeline-biometrics-approval/)** Note that it only show the people who already received approval, not those waiting. Airtable only lets me include people in the timeline that have both the relevant start and end dates set. There’s a way around it, but it would require a bit more work. Once including those still waiting, I think it makes sense to filter out those who haven’t submitted an update in say a year (with the option of clicking a button to say that there are no new updates, resetting the counter). I’m still building out that functionality, but it should be ready soon enough. * * * Hope you like these minor updates, and if you have more suggestions, feel free to DM me or [drop them in this thread](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/introducing-the-new-golden-visa-timeline-database/59957). ---
**Author:** ![sj-to-pt](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@sj-to-pt](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/sj-to-pt)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 9:27am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-final-approval-stage-4/45969/841 "2023-07-23T09:27:30Z")
Absolutely pathetic. The timelines involved in this process have been beyond frustrating. ---
**Author:** ![harunasafuro](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/258eb7/32.png) [@harunasafuro](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/harunasafuro)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-final-approval-stage-4/45969/842 "2023-07-23T15:31:11Z")
Congratulations Windy for the success ---
**Author:** ![harunasafuro](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/258eb7/32.png) [@harunasafuro](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/harunasafuro)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-final-approval-stage-4/45969/843 "2023-07-23T15:41:44Z")
Sure!! Windy ---
**Author:** ![cwaljw](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@cwaljw](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/cwaljw)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2023, 1:31am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-final-approval-stage-4/45969/844 "2023-07-27T01:31:31Z")
Just to add: Bio in Faro: Dec 29 Approval and payment request through email (never had DUC): June 1 Card received by lawyer: Jul 25 ---
**Author:** ![garrett](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/3e96dc/32.png) [@garrett](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/garrett)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2023, 2:51am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-final-approval-stage-4/45969/845 "2023-07-27T02:51:06Z")
Did you add to the timeline? ---
**Author:** ![BeTa](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/6a8cbe/32.png) [@BeTa](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/BeTa)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 8:02am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-final-approval-stage-4/45969/846 "2023-07-28T08:02:32Z")
Hello to everyone. What status should be after biometrics is made (I mean status on ari.sef portal)? Now I have “application accepted” like after preaaroval. ---
**Author:** ![deepyarn](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/9f8e36/32.png) [@deepyarn](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/deepyarn)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-final-approval-stage-4/45969/847 "2023-07-28T14:45:35Z")
Status will remain as “application accepted,” but if you click on the calendar, it should read “Compareceu” (“showed up”) in the “situation” column on the schedule entry for the date that your biometrics was scheduled. ---
**Author:** ![tinachen1978](https://community.nomadgate.com/user_avatar/community.nomadgate.com/tinachen1978/32/5769_2.png) [@tinachen1978](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/tinachen1978)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-final-approval-stage-4/45969/848 "2023-07-28T16:23:57Z")
Got the DUC from lawyer today. Bio was in Jan 2023 at Coimbra. ---
**Author:** ![Beanieskis](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/5daacb/32.png) [@Beanieskis](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/Beanieskis)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2023, 6:07am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-final-approval-stage-4/45969/849 "2023-07-29T06:07:58Z")
Congrats! Which date in Coimbra? We did ours there and yours is second from Jan. Wondering how fast they’re working! ---
**Author:** ![tinachen1978](https://community.nomadgate.com/user_avatar/community.nomadgate.com/tinachen1978/32/5769_2.png) [@tinachen1978](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/tinachen1978)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2023, 6:58am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-final-approval-stage-4/45969/850 "2023-07-29T06:58:55Z")
Jan 6. But we were required to submit new POA a month ago. Not sure if it delayed the approval. ---
**Author:** ![bradley.yvr](https://community.nomadgate.com/user_avatar/community.nomadgate.com/bradley.yvr/32/6208_2.png) [@bradley.yvr](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/bradley.yvr)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 3:22am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-final-approval-stage-4/45969/851 "2023-07-31T03:22:49Z")
Hi Chris, are you adding more people to your records? If you are, here’s more data for your records. I had an interview with Lisbon SEF on June 9th, and my husband had an interview with Lisbon SEF on July 6th. Thank you for your good work, and helping us to stay informed. Bradley ---
**Author:** ![cj807](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/fbc32d/32.png) [@cj807](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/cj807)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-final-approval-stage-4/45969/852 "2023-07-31T18:35:39Z")
Thanks, will add you to the list 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bradley.yvr](https://community.nomadgate.com/user_avatar/community.nomadgate.com/bradley.yvr/32/6208_2.png) [@bradley.yvr](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/bradley.yvr)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-final-approval-stage-4/45969/853 "2023-07-31T19:29:02Z")
Thank you Chris. Hopefully more people will provide the dates to provide better data. ---
**Author:** ![garrett](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/3e96dc/32.png) [@garrett](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/garrett)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-final-approval-stage-4/45969/854 "2023-07-31T20:01:38Z")
You updated the gv tracker here on nomadgate yes? ---
**Author:** ![bradley.yvr](https://community.nomadgate.com/user_avatar/community.nomadgate.com/bradley.yvr/32/6208_2.png) [@bradley.yvr](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/bradley.yvr)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-final-approval-stage-4/45969/855 "2023-07-31T21:20:49Z")
Are you talking about the Google spreadsheet with all of the phases of the process? If you are, I’ve requested more data be entered, but I’m not sure if it’s been done. ---
**Author:** ![tkrunning](https://community.nomadgate.com/user_avatar/community.nomadgate.com/tkrunning/32/9053_2.png) [@tkrunning](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/tkrunning)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-final-approval-stage-4/45969/856 "2023-07-31T21:31:42Z")
> **[Your Golden Visa timeline](https://nomadgate.com/portugal/gv-timeline/dashboard/)** > > Submit your family’s Golden Visa timelines @bradley.yvr & @cwaljw great if you add your updated timelines there, if you haven’t already! ---
**Author:** ![tommigun](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@tommigun](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/tommigun)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 11:51am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-final-approval-stage-4/45969/857 "2023-08-01T11:51:08Z")
Guys, do you know the mechanism for the final issuance and delivery of the card? Is it done by the same SEF office where the biometrics were completed? Or some other organization? Any practical way of chasing them?.. (Still waiting for my card, day 48 since the DUC payment…) ---
**Author:** ![CTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/97f17d/32.png) [@CTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/CTC)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 11:54am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-final-approval-stage-4/45969/858 "2023-08-01T11:54:18Z")
It was my understanding that this usually went to your attorney’s law firm-it was either mailed to them or picked up by them. My recollection from others was that if it was mailed, it did take quite a long time, but I cannot find that thread/message in a search. [Previous page](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-final-approval-stage-4/45969.md?page=41) [Next page](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-final-approval-stage-4/45969.md?page=43)