Yea wasn’t there something on calendar they put for April 1st
Sadly, famous last words….
Since April 1, I haven’t seen any proper discussion of:
- Early submission
- A class action on the basis of violation of “legitimate expectations” etc.
If anyone sees, please post. I know we’re all waiting to see if a constitutional review happens, but good to think ahead too.
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The conversation on both are going hot and heavy, but on WhatsApp. I know that some people don’t use WhatsApp ( like my kids), but that’s what I’m aware of.
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How do I join the WhatsApp group?
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I sent a DM
Can I als join the whatsapp group? Thanks !
Would love to get the WhatsApp group link as well please
Hi, Matt, Can I also join the whatsapp group? Thanks !
Hello, everyone! Let’s send our letters to the President of Portugal. We must express our outrage at the bill passed, its violation of fundamental rights, and ask him to veto it. We must demand a transition period for applicants who have joined the ARI to maintain the current rules.
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@fraught-cork would like to join the WhatsApp group as well please 
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I would like to join the WhatsApp group please.
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I am sure those not on WhatsApp would appreciate a summary of what is thought to be going on.
Appreciate it’s all to one degree or another conjecture, but many of us use here as their main source of conjecture!
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To those who have asked about the WhatsApp group, could you please DM me directly with your WhatsApp phone number? NG has severe messaging limitations (at least for me where it tells me no more messages for 3 hours). I’ll get you added.
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Also, for those asking for a summary who don’t do WhatsApp, this is from a bit earlier this year, but it’s still accurate:
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Thanks for this @mdusanic
That doc says:
- Can I apply without a residence card? >>> Technically possible via paper submission, but online system requires card details. Risk of fast rejection is higher. [although we see in the IRN User Manual that the portal doesn’t do much validation]
- Can missing documents be added later? >>> Generally no; system locks after submission until initial review.
Prime Legal is telling me otherwise (i.e. file with the ‘easy’ documents and add the apostilles, etc. when available). Has the thinking changed since that doc, or is this just “Ask 20 people; get 20 different opinions?”
At least on this point my lawyer also disagrees. She said there is no issue adding files to the application after submission.
On the residency card point I’m not sure. Unlike most people here I’m not filing under article 6.1, so it’s not a mandatory part of my application.
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I don’t get it. What hope is there of these being approved? Even under the old law you don’t meet the requirements. The government fought hard against grandfathering or a transition regime, and accepting these applications would in effect be that. Why would these possibly be accepted?
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My laywer said that when applying for citizenship, some documents that were added without legalization, can be submitted later to the registry after the access code has been released. That is when the document has been legalised.
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