As explained to me by a few PT law firms, first and foremost you need to realise that suing AIMA to progress your Golden Visa is a “judge lotto.”
It’s not fair. It’s not consistent. It’s another cruel joke in the absolute farce that is the Portugal Golden Visa.
The judges who reject claims generally assert that GV applicants who do not reside in Portugal have no urgent reasons to file the Special Law Suit (Intimation to Protect Fundamental Rights). They feel such applicants only have grounds to file a Normal Law Suit (Conviction to Undertake Due Action) - and not with an “urgent” claim attached either. “Normal” Suits take 3+ years if no urgency attached, so what’s the point?
…and it’s a lotto because the same law firms, making the same arguments for non-resident GV’ers in the same situations at the same Court (Lisbon) have said sometimes they win, other times they lose. It all depends on which judge you get.
I’m guessing nobody was warned of this when they started their PT GV journey. Or that they’d have to sue just to move a basic bureaucratic process along. But prospective applicants reading this forum, take note and beware 