Thanks Lourenço & Max! Essentially the same article in different languages. The 3 months from application to a decision on pre-approval is required under law. The Court was also unusually rapid: litigation initiated in April, decision in July. As the lawyer points out, although pertaining to a single case, the precedent can be used to the advantage of other GV applicants. The lawyer (with experience in Brazil & Portugal) will probably be very popular now!
I have been calling for a class action suit for a while. Yes, I am seriously interested. Sorry for my ignorance. Does class action suit exist in Portugal?
17 months since pre-approval for me and no end in sight.
Then more months after the biometric appointment to get the card and only then, start the 5 year time clock.
I’ll be 75 in less than a month. I hope I live long enough.
I don’t understand this. It is a simple database query to identify any applicants who have been waiting the longest. Why not identify those people waiting so long and deal with them forthwith. It become manifest unfairness that some people get their cards issued 3-4 months after pre-approval, and some people wait 3 years.
Objectively, the situation has become much worse since AIMA took over for SEF.
Key demands for ARI/D2:
-Complete Pre-approvals in 6 months or less
-Schedule biometric appointment promptly after preapproval but in no event later than 3 months from pre-approval.
-Issue cards within 3 months after biometrics.
-Restore the automatic residence permit renewal system
