# SEF processing time for initial application?

**URL:** <https://community.nomadgate.com/t/sef-processing-time-for-initial-application/41654>\
**Category:** Portugal Golden Visa\
**Created:** [August 27, 2021, 1:02am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/sef-processing-time-for-initial-application/41654 "2021-08-27T01:02:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/sef-processing-time-for-initial-application/41654/5 "2021-08-27T20:59:36Z")

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I just spoke with my lawyer today and she received a preliminary approval for another client yesterday and that one took 8 weeks from submission. She said in June/July they were running about 10 weeks which was in improvement from as high as ~18 weeks last year. The “normal” processing time is ~6 weeks so it seems like things are getting better (…at least until the flood of applications rolls in at the end of the year).

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