Have any 2023 applicants received any updates at all? What is the most recent batch that got pre-approved?
There better not be any 2023 applicants receiving pre approval…theyve barely touched 2022!
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I’m telling you all, they are not “working” on ANY applications that are not on the winning end of a lawsuit. I’d love to eat my words, but there is ZERO evidence to the contrary
That does seem true.
These western countries make so much fuss about mental health and well being but without exaggerating there is no historical comparison to the amount of mental harrassment I have been served by this cabal of predators including Portugal government and judiciary, AIMA, my own lawyers and the Portugal GV consulting firms.
Work experience across 6 countries in 3 different continents and I can say with absolute confidence that even Nigerian bureaucracy is more efficient than that of Portugal.
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A couple of months ago I heard from a contact in a private investment firm called August One that investors in their investment fund who had applied in 2022 have all got their pre-approval and biometrics call. In fact their Jan-Feb 2023 applicants were now getting calls. When I mentioned that I had applied through Mercan in Sept/ Oct 2022 and was still waiting he said perhaps their investors were getting priority because their funds were anchored by a government bank in portugal and also because it was through the fund investment route. I had no way of checking this. So resigned myself to my fate and a long wait
As a fund investor, I can assure you there is no special treatment.
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That does indeed seem to be the case. Thus, if you plan to move and live in PT, you should file a lawsuit. The only reason for anyone to not file a lawsuit at this point, is if you are just waiting out the clock for nationality and are happy to apply at the 5 year mark, now that they’re counting from application date.
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But it’s still ambiguous whether that means online application or biometrics. So if you haven’t done biometrics yet your clock might be ticking or might still be stuck at 0.
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Sadly I’ve no such contacts and only invested in a Mercan hotel property. So no such luck 
The fund manager wanted me to give him potential investor contacts and when I told him I cannot do so because nothing is moving and I cannot get others into this horrible situation he told me this - must have been trying to market the fund I suppose
We’re just applying for D7s now. I hope we get them. I want this ongoing expensive nightmare to end.
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At this pace, I’m not even sure I’ll receive the residence card by the five-year mark… 
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The state bank they refer to is Banco Português de Fomento (BPF), which is the development / investment promotion bank. I’m surprised at how little information August One have on their own website, I wouldn’t have given them a second look to be honest. I don’t see how their partnership with BPF pushes their investors to the front of the line, but who knows. Maybe AIMA feels no need to scrutinise the investment given the involvement of BPF.
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The issue is the non availability for biometric appointments after approval of the D7 at the embassy.
We phone every day, but it is always the same message, no appointments available at AIMA.
They’ve got you whichever way you turn.
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Yes, but I hope the D7 process will take less than 4 years, and it will certainly cost less! And hopefully have fewer constant surprises and uncertainties on renewal. Have you tried the complaints book method of getting an appointment?
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That’s a false equivalency - that tumbleweed is moving.
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It’s moving backwards, though, so that tracks
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Has there anymore new approvals?