Congratulations @supermoira. Will be interested to hear about your experience at AIMA.
Our lawyer was also able to recently secure an appointment for my spouse. Both of our cards expired back in May 2024. As the primary applicant, I was able to renew online during the brief window when it was possible - back in August 2024. However, as many have posted here, it’s been difficult to renew spouses/dependents.
My spouse had the AIMA renewal appointment a couple of weeks ago, in Lisbon. All the supporting documents (updated FBI and marriage certificates, proof of stay in country, etc) were reviewed and accepted. Biometrics were taken. The processing fee of €618,60 was paid on the spot. However, renewal fee was not collected and the AIMA agent said the file had to be passed to another group for final approval. Apparently the procedure had just changed on 1 March. Our lawyer pushed for an immediate approval, but was not successful. So now we wait… again.