I follow AIMA on LinkedIn (LinkedIn Login, Sign in | LinkedIn) and they posted 2 days ago an updated mechanism for CPLP applicants to renew and today a new mechanism for getting appointments.
While not directly relevant for us, it does hint that they are working behind the scenes to get the processes updated for renewal. Given that the current system is basically broken, itโs nice to see some glimmer of hope.
For those of us without LinkedIn, could you screenshot the post please?
And/or describe the new system(s)?
Thank you for sharing!
So now we have been sent to the end of the queue with 213000 applicants preceding us.
Yeah, alarm bells started ringing when I read this:
Leitรฃo Amaro said that these CPLP citizens will start to be called from next week for the collection of biometric data and verification of the documents necessary for the replacement and renewal of the residence permits issued.
So that new focus on processing GVs that AIMA announced last month? โWeโll get right to you, after we finish serving these 213,000 other customersโฆโ
And he is rightโฆThis is the VIP experience we paid for.
I apologize, I didnโt realize it wasnโt available if you arenโt signed in. Hereโs the text:
AIMA makes available the new appointment scheduling form for granting a CPLP Residence Permit
at the following link: LinkedIn
The form is available to CPLP citizens who have a ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ (๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐) ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ.
The ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป of the form requires the ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, as well as the submission of a copy of the passport and visa** in the field provided for this purpose.
The following documents are required for the granting of a CPLP Residence Permit:
โข Passport or other valid travel document;
โข Application for the granting of a Residence Permit and consultation of the Portuguese criminal record;
โข Criminal record certificate issued by the competent authority of the applicantโs country of nationality or of the country in which the applicant has resided for more than one year;
โข Proof of sufficient means of subsistence.
For more information, see the FAQs: LinkedIn.
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AIMA makes available the new scheduling form for granting CPLP Residence Permits
at the following link: LinkedIn
The form is available to CPLP citizens who have a visa without indicating the date for scheduling (the date appears in the comments field) for granting a CPLP Residence Permit.
The correct completion of the form implies the express indication of the consular visa and passport number and the sending of a copy of the passport and visa** in the field provided for this purpose.
For the granting of a CPLP Residence Permit, the following documents are required:
โข Passport or other valid travel document;
โข Application for the granting of a Residence Permit and consultation of the Portuguese criminal record;
โข Certificate of criminal record issued by the competent authority of the applicantโs country of nationality or of the country in which the applicant has resided for more than one year;
โข Proof of the existence of means of subsistence.
For more information see the LinkedIn FAQโs.
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The shortened link resolves to: https://aima.gov.pt/media/pages/documents/6df6223fd7-1739544802/faq-ar-cplp-concessao.cplp.retificado.pdf