# Why did my Golden Visa application status change to Awaiting Submission? (New Golden Visa process)

**URL:** <https://community.nomadgate.com/t/why-did-my-golden-visa-application-status-change-to-awaiting-submission-new-golden-visa-process/68356>\
**Category:** Portugal Golden Visa\
**Tags:** portugal, golden-visa, legal-q-and-a\
**Created:** [January 5, 2025, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/why-did-my-golden-visa-application-status-change-to-awaiting-submission-new-golden-visa-process/68356 "2025-01-05T22:45:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![PTbound](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/dbc845/32.png) [@PTbound](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/PTbound)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 7:16am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/why-did-my-golden-visa-application-status-change-to-awaiting-submission-new-golden-visa-process/68356/21 "2025-01-07T07:16:44Z")

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> [@USB](#):
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> When we submitted our application 18 months ago, all our documents were properly certified. Do we need to provide a new set of certified documents again?

Even before this new process, many docs had limited validity periods…

> [@Awaiting Biometrics (Stage 3)](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-biometrics-stage-3/37666/1486):
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> Hi Inna, the validity periods were posted many times on this forum. Just to summarize: birth cert = 12 months marriage cert = 6 months police cert = 3 months tax declaration of no debt = 45 days social security declaration of no debt or no record = 45 days Other documents have no validity term requirements.

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