The only possible revenge that I could do is trying to stay alive and finally get the Portuguses passport for my family (before I die) and then withdraw my investment out of Portugal. It is the only revenge that allows me to look back and smirk at the PT authority. From now until that moment, it will be just a pure pain mentally, physically and financially.
I wish that you stay strong. At least be strong until you get the passport in hand.
Even the great ancient General Sun Tzu was aware of Portugal Golden Visa’s destructive potential. In “The Art of War”, he wrote:
“Hold out baits to entice the enemy’s officers to apply for Portugal Golden Visa. The result is waste of their time and general stagnation.
When their substance is drained away by AIMA, the officers will be afflicted by heavy exactions. With this loss of substance and exhaustion of strength, the homes of the officers will be stripped bare, and three-tenths of their incomes will be dissipated.
By altering their arrangements and changing their plans, AIMA will keep the enemy without direct knowledge. The highest form of generalship is to balk the enemy’s plans.”
Not sure if anyone here is one of these “547 immigrants,” but check your email to see if you’re affected by this AIMA screw-up.
The “U” in “DUC” stands for “Unicorn”, a perfect representation of how likely applicants are to receive proper treatment.
This is what I get for trying to type out the words for DUC rather than copy / pasting. 
New proposal to create a market on Kalshi (like Polymarket) for the outcome of the new citizenship law:
Love it - no more crazy than the other stuff on Kalshi! Maybe Portugal could actually pay off for me with this 
Only about 3 months left in 2025, and half of December is off for Christmas… can AIMA do it? 
Minister António Leitão Amaro, in response to a question from DN Brasil, during the press conference held on the morning of Tuesday, September 24. According to the minister, the forecast is that these pending issues will be resolved by the end of 2025.
Minister guarantees that AIMA will work better in 2026
I think we all know the answer to that question; I can’t even recall how many similar prior comments we have seen, all pending cases will be sorted by this date or by that date.
Interesting article on the 4D chess that André Ventura is playing as he runs for President… while also forming a shadow cabinet as if he’s going to be the next Prime Minister.
Portugal looking to soak those “rich foreigners” a bit more (yes I know that real estate was dropped from the PT GV in October 2023 under Mais Habitação)…
- The government will increase the IMT (Property Transfer Tax) paid by non-residents when purchasing a home [I can’t find an exact % yet]
- The Minister of Infrastructure assures, despite this, that he does not hold these investors responsible for the increase in property prices.
- “…but resident foreigners are not included”
- Which non-residents are you referring to? “We are referring to those non-residents who invest in Portugal, do not pay taxes in Portugal, but are investing in a second home or a holiday home here.”
Not that PAN is all that relevant, but we hear the usual “kill the NHR” from them…
According to the sole PAN MP, Inês de Sousa Real, the Government’s measures are ‘clearly insufficient’. “It is not enough to increase the IMT for non-resident foreigners, excluding citizens of Portuguese origin. It was also necessary to end the non-habitual resident regime because we are talking about revenue of more than €1 billion that could be reverted to housing policies every year, namely for affordable rentals,” she says.
What do you mean by 3 years salary? ON the fees/lawsuits? Or dropped investment value?
It’s meant to be a parody of the old “Diamonds are Forever” ad, but some people on this forum did make the 250k EUR cultural contribution and are facing this for real.
For the rest of us, we may (or may not) get the money we invested back in the end, but in any case, the opportunity cost of losing the ability to invest these funds in other more productive endeavors for close to a decade can be quite painful.
Yes, the authorities now have clarified that you can withdraw your investment when you obtain GV permanent residence, but GV PR remains five years after first residence card, so for many of us, that’s ~four years from initial investment to obtain the card, plus five years waiting period = ~nine years total of holding the investment. Even if we get grandfathered under the old citizenship law, citizenship won’t come much faster than that.
Promises, promises…
OE2026: With 74 million, the Government “commits to transforming AIMA into a functional and efficient entity”
The guarantee is described in the official State Budget document. Immigration is classified as one of the ten priority topics on the government’s reform agenda.
- “The Government is committed to transforming the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) into a functional and efficient entity, capable of guaranteeing timely decisions, reducing bureaucracy and ensuring confidence in the system of entry and residence of immigrants .”
- To this end, it allocates 74 million euros, out of a total budget of 91 million euros to “regulate immigration”. The increase is 55 million compared to the 2025 State Budget, when 19 million was allocated to AIMA. This represents a 289.5% increase, with the objectives similar to last year’s.
- The Government also guarantees the "elimination of backlogs in public entities and the streamlining of procedures, ensuring their effectiveness and full respect for the law and the rights of those who seek our assistance."
- AIMA also stands out for its revenue. About half of the Ministry of the Presidency’s revenue, which oversees AIMA, comes from immigrants’ money. This revenue "arises from the granting of short-term visas, permits and extensions of stay, residence permits, fines, and the issuance of certificates. "
Promises, promises indeed.
I suppose that given the size of the immigration problem and the inability of SEF, and now AIMA, to deal with applications since 2021 (4 years) leading to lawsuits that pressure AIMA to do its job within the period stipulated by law (Is it Lawsuit time? (Processing times) - #758 by PTbound) - we should consider the proposed investment in AIMA to be (more than) justified.
AIMA certainly needs more personnel as well as an updated system that doesn’t require multiple verifications prior to approval.
So now they will fix AIMA just as the huge wave of applicants becomes eligible to apply for citizenship (unless they ruin that, too), but no corresponding increase in funding for IRN…
Me in 2021: doomscrolling US political news is bad for my mental health. I should do something more proactive, like apply for this Golden Visa!
Me in 2025: doomscrolling US political news AND Portuguese political news
I feel seen.
All in favour of sponsoring a yoga retreat for Anonymous 69? 
As much as anonymous69 might love a yoga retreat, the way this is going, we all probably need to save our cash to sue the government based on legitimate expectations.