I talked to my lawyer yesterday and she was talking about such a meeting.
She asked me to renew documents and send it to her for re-submit. But the important point is she told AIMA committed to finish similar cases to me till June.
I did biometric on May 2023 in Lisbon!
That’s strange, AIMA was clear that this request to update documents is only for those who have not yet completed biometrics.
Anyone who already completed biometrics will still be processed the old way.
I’m just wondering for these old cases, will AIMA follow the 90-day rule to finish processing?
I think the 90-day rule they mentioned is only for the new process after they update the document online. But let’s hope they could complete these old cases in 90 days, and I just can’t believe if I still need wait for more 90 days for the final approval…
Just to note that on a separate Whatsapp group, someone reported yesterday a final approval from a Lisbon biometrics on 3rd Feb 2023, main applicant only, no lawsuit
I truly hope you will get your case resolved shortly. I finally got good news yesterday that my final approval has arrived. It took almost exactly two years (minus two days) since my biometrics in Lisbon. Hopefully your case will be processed faster if AIMA is really picking up some steam!
Best of luck, and hang in there. 
Congrats! Was your dependent bio on another date?
Great news! Had Bio mid March 2023 so hopefully we are close!
No, my dependent was on the same date and the same place (Lisbon). I hope her case will be resolved shortly after.
Anyone here from 2022 biometrics in Lisbon and still haven’t got approval?
I think you and @joseph.c.lapierre have both fallen through the cracks: we’ve had a couple of approvals from Jan 2023 and at least one from Feb 2023. However, it seems that files have been shipped around the country, so it’s possible that yours is no longer in Lisbon, and that may account for Lisbon biometric people getting approvals out of order.
Yes seems so. Not sure what I can do if I see no progress. Courts would have been an option but they are not so different nowadays.
At the AIMA meeting they said to e-mail them at the general e-mail address with ARI in the subject. Include your full name, DOB, and ARI application number.
First application in March 2023, family of three,
Lawsuit in September 2024, biometrics appointment provided in November 2024 (scheduled for January 17, 2025),
Today we completed the document submission, photo taking, fingerprints, and paid the fee (6045.2 per person) at AIMA Lisbon,
Hope there will be good news soon.
Congratulations! and also really appreciate your kind words.
Well, I finally got the final approval, and so, here are my dates for the database:
Started initial application on-line: 03 Jun 2021
Completed Escritura Pública on my apartment in Lisbon: 21 Aug 2021
Completed all on-line document submission: 06 Oct 2021
Paid DUC for application processing: 10 Oct 2021
Added my spouse: 10 Oct 2021
Paid DUC for my spouse: 19 Oct 2021
Pre-approval spouse: 28 Feb 2022
Pre-approval primary applicant: 8 Mar 2022 (don’t ask why)
Biometrics for primary applicant in Lisbon: 18 Jan 2023
Biometrics for dependent applicant in Lisbon: 18 Jan 2023
Sent certified letter to AIMA requesting resolution: 17 Nov 2023
Received meaningless response: 06 Dec 2023
Filed a lawsuit: 05 May 2024
Won the lawsuit: 25 Aug 2024
Received final approval: 16 Jan 2025
Paid DUC (6045,20 €): 17 Jan 2025
My spouse has not been approved yet. We have submitted her updated passport which has changed over the three-year wait. Hopefully that would be the end of the requests for docs for now…
And so:
The total time in waiting: 3 years 3 months 7 days since initial application (1195 days)
The total time before invited to biometrics since application DUC: 1 year 3 months 8 days
The total time since biometrics to final approval: 2 years
Number of times meeting Thomas Running: 1
Total time spent on NomadGate: over 4000 hours
Total time thinking whether I should have considered other options: over 4000 hours
Hope this helps everyone who is still stuck in the endless “DO-loop”! 
Cheers!
Congrats Roman!!
And you are ahead of many on your “meeting Thomas” score 
Excellent initiative @cj807. In a world where we have information blackout from AIMA, posts like these are a ray of hope for investors who have been waiting endlessly. My bios were done in June and hoping
Excellent news Roman!! Very pleased for you + dependent. Hope your spouse gets approval quickly too.
Nice touch adding the hours spent on this forum to your timeline (and reference to a do-loop)! I have (unfortunately) not kept track… 