Okay, i’ve started contacting publications, including The Portugal Resident, The Portugal News, IMI Daily and Schengenvisainfo. Please let me know if you have suggestions for others. This is what I emailed them:
Hi,
I have a story for you that I thought you’d appreciate as the your publication regularly reports reports on the Portugal Golden visa program
I am one of many investors in Portugal that have invested several hundred thousand euros and are waiting for the Portuguese government (SEF) to process our resident permits in return. I’ve personally been waiting since August 2021 but many have been waiting for more than a year. I’ve created a survey that has collected 80 responses so far. You can see that the median wait time is 1.3 years and some applicants have been waiting over 2 years. The result of this delay is that investors who wish to move to Portugal are unable to and those that intend to obtain citizenship after 5 years of residency are therefore having the start of that 5 year clock significantly delayed.
You can read more about the issue on a popular discussion forum for the matter. Examples:
Can we put any pressure on SEF for the biometric appointment delays? - #134 by cd6bb2530c2233700f2a
Awaiting Biometrics (Stage 3) - #738 by abhi_sudan
I have many contacts that could be useful for comments including investors, attorneys who help submit applications, investment fund managers and bank representatives that facilitate the investments.
Look forward to hearing from you