That was SEF/AIMA’s strategy since changes to the law in the beginning of 2022. Sometime they appear to skip some since now applications are routed to many AIMA centres which process them at different speed, but the overall chronology appears to be correct. I would not base approval expectations based on the date of biometrics as they are too random.
This is, of course, for cases with no lawsuit.
Can the ‘Lisbon Tracker’ be updated please?
November 2021 applicant here with March 2023 Bio
Glad to see this. I applied Oct 2021 in Lisbon, biometrics Lisbon Jan 2023, and waiting for AIMA. Perhaps soon???
Lisbon tracker here. Any updates/corrections, please DM me, thanks.
For clarity this is taken from postings on this group, as well as those entries in Thomas’s database where there is an “@” user identified.
Just catching up with this thread… Congrats Roman! Hope we’ll still see you around here even with your approval!
And let’s try to nudge that Thomas counter up further this year! 
Feel free to DM me whenever y’all find yourself near Lisbon. Since we’re moving to Portugal I hope to be able to meet many more of you in person going forward!
I will take you up on this as soon as I’m approved! <3
Well, anytime you feel like a bump to the counter, send me a message!.. 
Thank you for the kind words!
Just back in town (Olisipo) too, and jet-lag, don’t ya just love it …
But it’s dawning on the river now and seems more trampers are waiting to get into dock… a nice ambiance for the suffering.
And it helps looking forward to the TK Running “welcome drink” when the January cohort (finally) gets their cards…
Got my final approval several days ago!
Timeline:
Applied: 2021/12/29
Pre-Approval: 2024/01/19
Biometric Appointment: 2024/02/23 (Coimbra)
Final Approval: 2025/01/27
No lawsuit filed. DUC has been issued and paid.
Just a small question: For the AIMA fees, I paid via my online banking to the State of Portugal with the reference number in the DUC. However, there’s another column which indicates something like Taxpayer Number (NIF), just want to double confirm here that I should input my NIF right? The lawyer said so but I didn’t see any other Datapoint here.
It looks like I may actually be getting close. No word since biometric Jan 23, 2023, no lawsuit. Thanks for maintaining the Lisbon tracker!
Maxine Borcherding
Does the location of where I do the biometric affect the time it takes to get final approval?
My biometric was October of last year in Porto
Thomas- I dont remember if I asked this on Nomadgate: but is there any way to pay the DUC with a US credit card? Alternatively, is there a daily limit on the amount that can be transferred to Portugal and converted to Euros via Wise?
Obrigada!
Maxine Borcherding
Congratulations! We’ve applied one month before you with almost the same biometrics date but in Lisbon. Still waiting, hopefully soon!
Yes, the location where you did biometric really affect your final approval time. Porto seems always been the fastest location for final approval, less than one year after biometric.
Thank you guys! Regarding paying the DUC via PT online banking, for the taxpayer (NIF) column, I input mine. Does anyone have similar experiences?
Great news! My GV was finally approved as of yesterday, Lisbon office nonetheless! Our lawyers noted, “We are glad to inform that, due to our Subpoena before the Portuguese administrative courts, your GV application has been approved by AIMA.”
Timeline:
Applied: 2021/11/25
Pre-Approval: 2022/07/26
Biometric Appointment: 2023/02/09 (Lisbon)
Lawsuit Filed: 2024/07/31
Final Approval: 2025/01/30
This came just in time as we are moving to Lisbon on Feb. 17th!
Maxine , I transferred two peoples DUC to my lawyers via wise at one shot and they paid. Per Wise’s website the limit is 6 million euros per transfer 
I have very similar situation: apllied in 2021 in Lisbon, biometry in Jun 2023.
No updates after… lawyers stop answering 6 months ago.
Could you please share contacts of yours please?
We utilized LVP Advogados. They’ve been “fine,” but we’ve had at least four different lawyers handling our GV process. They also were the ones that submitted a subpoena to AIMA back in July 2024.
Good news from a Lisbon Biometrics primary applicant. The data base is updated.
Application submitted on Nov 12, 2021
Pre-approval received on May 25, 2022
Biometrics in Lisbon: Feb 8, 2023
Law suit filed on: July 8, 2023
Law suit decided on July 18, 2023 - lost
Appealed on Aug 4, 2023
Decided on Jan 28, 2024 - won
Our lawyer pushed multiple times but no success and the last filing of statement by the law firm: Nov 30, 2024
AIMA contacted our lawyer: Jan 22, 2025 notifying they are ready to issue approval by the end of the week subject to the receipt of a copy of the dependent’s valid passport (the one in file was expired)
Final approval received on: Jan 31, 2025 (1 day after a copy of the updated passport submission)
The fee paid on: Jan 31, 2025
Now waiting for resident card to arrive.
