Which law firm did you use?
Martínez-Echevarría
Can we get updates on how this went.
The lawsuit was to request pre approval and subsequent biometrics.
5 months is a lot, especially that most lawsuits filed after you did are approved as per the comments on this chatroom. Now i m worried as i m using the same lawyer and i filed a lawsuit in mid october 
Good luck with your application Charbel.
I am sure that it will be fine.
Let me know about your success.
I think something has gone wrong with my lawsuit although MEF deny that is the case.
I am at 6 months…
I’m at 6 months as well.
It’s like a roulette haha. I am at the point i think it’s in our best interest to try and game the system as much as possible (legally).
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Are you voicing concern to your lawyer?
What is their response?
Are you happy with the answers?
Same questions please:
Are you voicing concern to your lawyer?
What is their response?
Are you happy with the answers?
This seems to be fairly common. AIMA is often giving appointments out without waiting for the judge to rule.
Since I switched firms for my suit, it’s possible that my appointment invitation was sent to my prior attorney, and my new attorney has been following up with him. Really hoping that doesn’t happen, because I left him due to poor communication and an expectation that he would just miss the info.
For now, I’m just waiting. I went into this expecting it to take 2-3 years to get a card, so getting it in the next 6 months would still be “early” for my expectations.
Thank you for your reply.
Bearing in mind your disclosed expectations, I wonder why you chose to file a lawsuit.
The extremely limited court resources might be better used to adjudicate those with much more pressing needs and expectations.
Just a thought.
I waited a year to start my lawsuit because of that, and it was a mistake. It’s effectively a necessary step now.
Also, just because my expectations were realistic going in doesn’t change the goals or the urgency. I plan to move to Portugal as soon as I have the residency and I’m already spending a significant amount of time in the country. I’ll buy a property here as soon as the residency is complete, but I’m not going to deal with a non-resident mortgage. In the meantime, I’m stuck using short term rentals which are pricey.
In the ideal world. Pressure on the government would be perhaps give them an incentive to improve and transform their medieval systems and processes.
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Good logical reasons.
I hope that you hear soon.
Yes, periodically, adjusted for the “na próxima semana” syndrome.
Technically, the court has agreed with us and ordered AIMA to act. Supposedly, it should be a “…matter of days”. It is just not known how many days!..
Ecstatic!!! That is, after over 3 years since the application filing, it translates to “apathetic”. Otherwise, your sanity would be greatly compromised! 
I waited over two-and-a-half years to file the lawsuit, and after year-and-a-half of living permanently in Portugal, until it became clear that nothing would move forward without a suit. Unfortunately, this is the reality on the grounds, and my Portuguese acquaintances themselves reluctantly admit the country’s shortcomings.
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Sounds promising. I hope that you have some positive response from AIMA shortly.
In my case after 5 months, I am given to understand that the court hasn’t even looked at my file!
We just had our lawsuit accepted Nov 26 and we were told AIMA has to respond in 7 days. Now I think nothing will happen!!