Received dependant applicant card, roughly four weeks after DUC payment for dependant.
Dates are:
Application: 6 March 2023
Pre-approval: N/A
Biometrics: 6 Jan 2025 (Porto)
Final approval: 22 Sep 2025
Residence card for primary received: 18 Nov 2025 (card printed on 5 Nov 2025)
Residence card for dependent received: 12 Dec 2025 (card printed on Nov 28 2025)
Biometrics was sped up due to lawsuit filing in September 2024.
It’s truly a miracle by AIMA standards, because the DUC for the dependent was paid on Nov 10th, and the dependent card printed two weeks later!