# Waiting approval of Golden Visa **URL:** \ **Category:** Portugal Golden Visa\ **Tags:** golden-visa\ **Created:** [May 13, 2022, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/waiting-approval-of-golden-visa/48789 "2022-05-13T19:50:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![PCERoman](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/58956e/32.png) [@PCERoman](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/PCERoman)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/waiting-approval-of-golden-visa/48789/2 "2022-05-13T20:53:22Z")
Hello Margaret, You might want to look at this thread: > [@Awaiting Pre-Approval (Stage 2)](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/sef-pre-approval-sharing-status/45298): > > Now that the biometrics seem to be moving again, I thought it may help to create a tracking thread for the times it took for pre-approval with the SEF as well, like the thread around the SEF Appointment thread. Applied and paid: October 25, 2021 SEF Pre-approval: February 21, 2022 Can any others that applied in the last year or so share their application and pre-approval dates? I think I have read a couple of posts here and there - some at 2 months, and some at 6+ months. Recent data would be… It has a myriad of information and discussions about the wait times, subsequent steps, etc. Good luck! --- _[View the full topic](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/waiting-approval-of-golden-visa/48789)._