# Golden Visa - No Biometrics Appointment after 17 months **URL:** \ **Category:** Portugal Golden Visa\ **Tags:** question\ **Created:** [May 25, 2023, 11:42pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/golden-visa-no-biometrics-appointment-after-17-months/58808 "2023-05-25T23:42:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sean.youssefi](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/8baadc/32.png) [@sean.youssefi](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/sean.youssefi)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 11:42pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/golden-visa-no-biometrics-appointment-after-17-months/58808/1 "2023-05-25T23:42:15Z")
Hi everyone, my GV application was submitted in late December of 2021. My attorney told me then to expect a 1 year wait time before being called for biometrics. It is now almost the end of May 2023 and nothing! Is anyone else experiencing this kind of delay? ---
**Author:** ![ohbee](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/977dab/32.png) [@ohbee](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/ohbee)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 11:52pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/golden-visa-no-biometrics-appointment-after-17-months/58808/2 "2023-05-25T23:52:15Z")
Nope, nobody else from Dec 2021 is experiencing any delays… 😂 ---
**Author:** ![Calpoidog](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Calpoidog](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/Calpoidog)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 2:43am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/golden-visa-no-biometrics-appointment-after-17-months/58808/3 "2023-05-26T02:43:56Z")
> [@Awaiting Biometrics (Stage 3)](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-biometrics-stage-3/37666): > > Knowing that many of us are still awaiting slots for our biometrics, I wonder if folks wanna share on this thread re: news whenever they have success finally getting slots… (dates, SEF office, number of people / slots you got). (maybe along with other info or tips one might come across like “hey lots of slots are opening up at that SEF office now,” etc. – or “I am cancelling mine so if someone wanna standby and grab them”) Hope we all get through eventually! ---
**Author:** ![tkrunning](https://community.nomadgate.com/user_avatar/community.nomadgate.com/tkrunning/32/9053_2.png) [@tkrunning](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/tkrunning)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/golden-visa-no-biometrics-appointment-after-17-months/58808/4 "2023-05-26T15:48:57Z")
I’ll close this thread as this unfortunately is very common for those who submitted at the very end of December 2021. See the thread @Calpoidog linked to for the latest updates. ---
**Author:** ![tkrunning](https://community.nomadgate.com/user_avatar/community.nomadgate.com/tkrunning/32/9053_2.png) [@tkrunning](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/tkrunning)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/golden-visa-no-biometrics-appointment-after-17-months/58808/5 "2023-05-26T15:49:11Z")