I had a similar issue last year and it ultimately took 2 months before they acknowledged my payment and I was able to pay for my dependents. Their payment went through in like 48 hours. it’s really bizarre how random it all is.
I believe there is a random number generator in the basement of AIMA and all application times get multiplied by a number it produces to determine when the next step will occur. Except, of course, that the random number generator does not work on federal holidays, during power outages, during strikes, or on alternate days ending in Y. So if your turn at the random number generator falls on any of those days, you have to go to the back of the line and wait your turn to try again.
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Investors have been waiting years for their first residency card, we are 3.5 years and waiting, we know people who are 5+ years and waiting. The systems goes down, we get purposely put at the back of the line…the process has never run smoothly for anyone who invested. I think we all keep thinking that surely they will figure things out only to realize the madness never ends.
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3.5 years waiting as well 
We also keep being told by Portuguese professionals (lawyers, consultants, fund managers, etc.) that things will get better… but they only ever get worse and worse 
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I’m just wondering what you even expect to get out of the GV at this point. I doubt citizenship without living in PT full time is still on the table. It might be in theory but very likely the law is changed to prevent that within the 15 years it would take you to be eligible.
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Quick moderation note: I deleted a few posts that veered off topic.
For the record, I think @friendswithben’s original statement about ADN belongs in the thread since it provides helpful context for why ADN’s proposal probably doesn’t have the weight of any established political parties behind it.
The only minor potential inaccuracy in that statement seems to be that they are Evangelical, though despite having significant support from Brazilian Evangelical groups in particular I don’t think they officially classify themselves as an Evangelical party.
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Accurate or not(that’s is highly debatable even if you think it’s hot), I hope you continue to keep to discourage things like Covid and climate change discussions that are off topic, and don’t just ban people you personally disagree with based on your own views. 
The only weak argument I have against this is that if it happens, we’ll have a residency card advantage that allows us to relocate and apply for permanent residency under normal conditions and save the waiting time. That obviously doesn’t work for everyone and costs too much money to maintain.
Even if it means I should keep my investment for 5 years after getting a residency card, it’s still better than keeping my investment for 10 years after that. But I hope one way or another they’ll also count GV since the day of the application somehow. There is still hope.
It takes anywhere from 1 to 5 years to get your first card, and GVPR is only counted from the day you receive your first card. So, you can figure how many years needed to keep your investment.
I feel like in the age of AI any online test could be cheated with ChatGPT so that’s what I’d do.
If you applied in 2021 - yes.
If you applied in 2025, it seems like people are getting their appointment within 1-1.5 years followed by a card 6 months after.