I imagine that one real test will come when somebody like @tsiksssooo
(waiting for 4 years and 2 months before receiving his wife’s card- his own card has still not been received) asks AIMA in 10 months for a “Certidão de contagem de tempo ” as proof that he achieved 5 years’ residency as per the Nationality Law now approved.
It will be interesting to know what timeline AIMA apply (in 2020, the time from application submission to pre-approval was mostly 90 days), making the difference small. Should AIMA choose to ignore the waiting time of 4 years +( but choose the date of first card payment Nov 23) there would surely be grounds to contest.
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