I got my approval in October as well, but it took a month for my lawyers to verify the DUC for payment before I paid. Got the card 2 weeks later. They told me that some clients were still waiting since February after paying. Apparently, before paying it is good practice to reach out to AIMA and ‘verify’ the DUC with them. Apparently, when they are issued initially they are all wrong and the payment does not register in the system.