AIMA President spoke yesterday, mostly about MI. As usual zero mention of GVs, but to be fair nobody in the media seems to ask about GVs either.
The agency’s president [Pedro Portugal Gaspar] says that the mission structure, which deals with the regularization of immigrants, will be extended until the end of the year, as reported by PÚBLICO Brasil. But the number of employees will decrease.
…Speaking during the inauguration of the new Local Support Centre for the Integration of Migrants (CLAIM) of the Nasce e Renasce Association, in Musgueira, on the northern outskirts of Lisbon, Gaspar added that, of the more than 260,000 remaining cases, around 130,000 had already been finalized, of which 90,000 had received residence cards, and 130,000 were still under analysis. “Of the 260,000 (residence applications), 130,000 are still to be assessed, so to speak, and 130,000 have been assessed, with 90,000 cards issued,” he said.
Later, however, AIMA confirmed the data via Agência Lusa, pointing out that 85% of the applications for residence via expressions of interest have already been concluded (including the 170,000 extinguished), with approximately 69,000 cases still under analysis. There are also “the 4,500 (cases) of non-compliance with the legal rules in criminal matters”. In other words, it is immigrants who are subject to expulsion from Portugal.
…[he also commented on residence permits that were extended only until 30-June 2025 - I put that bit in the NG renewals thread]