Got our cards today! What a journey!
- main applicant applied in July 2023
- first dependent applied at the same time
- second dependent applied in July 2024
- Nov 2024 filed a lawsuit as soon as 90 days for the second dependent expired; filed also for “interim measure” which was supposed to expedite the decision.
- “Interim measure” was rejected, filed for appeal
- early Dec 2024, nevertheless, received a biometric appointment for March 19th 2025 for all 3 applicants in Lisbon
- Mid Feb 2025 uploaded all fresh notarized and apostilled documents
- March 19th came for appointment, paid fees right there
- April 30th our lawyer received the cards
One side note, I saw discussions whether SSN needs to be apostilled: in our case our lawyer provided copies and we brought the originals with us. We didn’t do apostille for them.