Court appoints 28 judges to resolve over 100,000 cases against AIMA.
Judges will work in a combined capacity for three months and will have work targets. The goal of the Superior Council of Administrative and Tax Courts is to reduce the backlog of cases to zero.
March 4, 2026
- work begins on April 7th
- will operate on a collaborative basis and involve professionals from across the country. The 28 appointees will have specific work targets, as the goal is to eliminate the backlog of over 100,000 cases against the agency.
- [beyond getting AIMA appointments]… The court has also become sought after for the renewal of residence permits (it should be noted that the Government allowed more than 374,000 documents to expire), since remaining with an expired permit entails several constraints for immigrants, such as the non-renewal of work contracts and the inability to travel.
Official announcement here, but DN story above adds more colour.
While this is good news, I wouldn’t look for miracles if you’ve already done Biometrics but were hoping a lawsuit would speed up what you really want (a resident card), because…