The judge accepted our petition for a subpoena and after reviewing AIMAās response (which comprised simply of our case file) he ordered AIMA to process it within a defined timescale.
I donāt think this process is the same as the rather dramatic sounding US lawsuit from what Iāve seen on US legal dramas. Here itās a summons, or subpoena, to respond to the judge if the judge considers your case has merit based on the legal arguments made in a written submission by your Portuguese lawyers. Hence it is very important that your lawyers are clued up enough to make convincing arguments in the original written submission to get past the first step (the argument has merit). From what Iāve seen here, if youāve got past this step then AIMA does not put up a defence but rather simply supplies your case file and the judge orders them to process your application.
Hello everyone
I can see many lawsuits filed 5 or
6 months ago, dont have answers yet and many lawsuits filed in october got the biometric scheduled
Anybody knows how it works, isnt it on 1st come 1st serves basis. And for those who filed long tome back without answers from court/Aima yet, did you get the opinion of another lawyer than the one you filed with to see if this delay is normal or if anything can be done. I can see good reviews on NSM lawyers, Valadas Coriel & Associates if someone reached out to them for a 2nd opinion
Maybe some were filed under normalcy and others under urgency. If filed under normalcy, it may take months to see light of the day but more often than not AIMA will give an appointment even before the hearing starts. Urgency matters will be taken up on priority sometimes even during holidays but if u r not able to give sufficient grounds for urgency, u will be denied more often than not.
When people on Nomadgate were posting about their experience with lawsuits, it was very hit and miss. In April this year I saw that a member on Nomadgate with similar circumstances to me (ie non-resident in Portugal) had won their lawsuit. I spoke to them to get some more intel, and contacted my lawyer. Initially they were slow to respond, I was also very busy with work and travel, so I really only kicked off the process in late July 2024.
Remember, itās not like you go straight to filing a case, your lawyer will write a formal email to AIMA threatening to sue (we then waited for a month for a response), she also sent a letter by registered post in between and then finally submitted my case in September (there were delays as my lawyer was on summer holiday for a bit).
As I wrote earlier, waiting for even a longer period (ie 3 years) might only weaken my case. There is no guarantee of a positive outcome ever with a lawsuit, the result can go either way.
There isnāt a minimum time you have to wait - you can file a lawsuit earlier, infact some on this forum applied in June 2023 and filed their case earlier than me. I would speak to your lawyer or find one if you donāt have one. Mention that youāre reading of cases being won. In my case, I believe I was the first client they have successfully won against AIMA, although they may have had other lawsuits already in progress.
I read on portugal news that AIMA has processed 200k now applications in few months and is processing 5k application per day which means hopefully we can get an answer from AIMA very soon. Fingers crossed
Hi all,
Can anybody share his/her experience regarding lawsuit for the renewal of the gold visa? I heard that it used to be fast but now itās taken many months to get response from the court.