It might have been lost in translation. What the AIMA’s website says is that the portal is currently only available for those with cards expiring between July 25 and March 26. And they push the second time limit each month as the time passes.
So it’s not only March 26, it is UP TO March 26.
What is the Decreto Regulamentar no 84/2007? I had my renewal appointment at the end of October and I still have not received my new card. I am getting very anxious…my lawyers say I just have to wait.
I also renewed my card at the end of October 2025, but I still haven’t received it.
You do not need to be anxious yet. I just received my renewed card, five months after my september appointment.
May I ask where you renewed in September? My husband and I also renewed then and still don’t have our cards!
Lisbon, early september. Patience is what i have learned in this process:)
Ill be renewing soon.
I had invested in Real estate based funds in 2021, I was wondering if those in the similar investments getting the benefit of the lower Renewal fees?
for some yes, for some no. YMMV.
summary of recent renewals- update in February 2026:
Ostensibly
Talha
mid-May appointment.
no card received as of December 2026
IME
Mike
July 2025 renewal Portimao
no cards received as of February 2026
Fesenjoon
Appointment Date: Sept 24th, 2025 (Evora)
Card Issuance Date: Nov 25th, 2025
Card Delivery Date: Dec 9th, 2025
Krishnan_Vaidyanatha
Krishnan Vaidyanathan
september 22 2025 appt
card received Nov 23 2025
Estu
September 2025 appt (lisboa)
received card Feb 2026
kewalramanibharat
Bharat Kewalramani
Sept 23 renewal
no card yet
Maria.2022
October 2025,
no card as of Feb 12 2026
Garbonzo
Dec 2025 - appointment
no card yet
woods collie Jacke
Jan 7 - renewal Lisbon
no card yet
Sonny
March 2026 renewal
no card yet
Henry
23 Dec 2025 Renewal
No card yet
7 Nov 2025 – Renewal appointment in Lisbon (applied for PR under Article 80, non-GV type)
13 Feb 2026 – PR card picked up (no notification; called daily, eventually got tracking).
Finally received Feb 2026. Almost 9 months after in person renewal appointment.
Bridget
15 January 2026 Residency Renewal (Guarda)
No card yet
Renewal Appointment -Evora October 2025
No card as of February 2026
How can you schedule an appointment to apply for Article 80 permanent residency? Have you actually been residing in Portugal for five years?
No, we did not physically reside in Portugal for a full five years before applying for Article 80 Permanent Residency, though we had accumulated five years of holding ARI resident cards. Our first GV card was issued in June 2020, and we moved permanently to Portugal in March 2022.
We gave up on the idea of getting a specific “Permanent Residency” appointment after waiting for months (our lawyer was emailing daily requests) and, on advice from the AIMA e Nacionalidade Portuguesa - Grupo de Apoio Facebook group, submitted a “renewal” request via Contacte-nos, with the plan to then request PR in person.
About a month after submitting that request online, we were assigned appointments in Lisbon, where we live. At the appointment, the AIMA agent told our lawyer “no problem,” or something like that, when she expressed that we wanted to apply for PR.
Thank you very much for sharing your experience. Could you please tell about the documents for PR? What exactly did you submit at the appointment?
My family also received our first Golden Visa in November 2020 and started living in Portugal in January 2022. Could you tell me how much it cost you to obtain your Article 80 permanent residency card? Thank you.
It cost €385.