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January 13, 2025, 11:58am
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No, the article talks about the resumption of pre-approvals/biometrics appointments for those that still didn’t reach that stage of their original application. This is being discussed in detail elsewhere:
Here is a detailed Q&A write up by Prime Legal that someone posted on a WhatsApp group:
GV Q&A 2024.12.30.pdf (1.1 MB)
It seems the big news is that AIMA is collapsing the whole GV process into much fewer (hopefully faster) steps:
Old steps:
Online application and payment of analysis fee.
(after long delay) Pre-approval [documents checked at this step]
(after long delay) Scheduling of biometrics
(after long delay) Attending biometrics [documents checked at this step]
(after long delay) Fina…
Last month, all applicants with pending Golden Visa applications under review by AIMA saw their application status change to “Awaiting Submission.” This sudden update did not go unnoticed by the immigration legal community, which promptly sought clarification from AIMA about the situation.
A communication sent by AIMA directly to the applicants stated that the Golden Visa application process was subject to significant changes. These updates aim to streamline the procedure but have lef…
Based on AIMA’s recent statements it seems automatic renewals will not be a thing going forward.