# \#pt-gv-stages **URL:** https://community.nomadgate.com/tag/pt-gv-stages/345.md [Latest](https://community.nomadgate.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.nomadgate.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.nomadgate.com/tags.md) --- ## [Awaiting Final Approval (Stage 4)](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-final-approval-stage-4/45969)
**Author:** [@bn2nt08](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/bn2nt08)\ **Replies:** 3171\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-final-approval-stage-4/45969 "2026-10-21T20:47:08Z")
How long does it take from the biometrics appointment to receiving the resident card? Do you mind sharing your time? Which SEF is the fastest and slowest these days? I had my appointment in sept and am waiting for news.… --- ## [ARI Holders (Stage 5)](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/ari-holders-stage-5/44768)
**Author:** [@282cf5067c427e3f7493](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/282cf5067c427e3f7493)\ **Replies:** 627\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/ari-holders-stage-5/44768 "2026-10-12T15:42:46Z")
Are the biometrics for GV renewals as difficult to book as the initial appointments? --- ## [No DUC, lawyers suggest direct IBAN transfer — legit?](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/no-duc-lawyers-suggest-direct-iban-transfer-legit/76411)
**Author:** [@JustTim](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/JustTim)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/no-duc-lawyers-suggest-direct-iban-transfer-legit/76411 "2026-03-06T12:25:29Z")
It’s been more than two months since my first card has been issues, and since then I’ve been waiting for a DUC for my wife’s first card (biometrics in 2023, so old process). My lawyers say that the wait could be long, a… --- ## [Awaiting Biometrics (Stage 3)](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-biometrics-stage-3/37666)
**Author:** [@tedbean](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/tedbean)\ **Replies:** 2059\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-biometrics-stage-3/37666 "2026-02-13T23:46:51Z")
Knowing that many of us are still awaiting slots for our biometrics, I wonder if folks wanna share on this thread re: news whenever they have success finally getting slots… (dates, SEF office, number of people / slots yo… --- ## [Stuck between biometrics and getting a DUC: need advice](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/stuck-between-biometrics-and-getting-a-duc-need-advice/70906)
**Author:** [@JustTim](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/JustTim)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/stuck-between-biometrics-and-getting-a-duc-need-advice/70906 "2026-01-19T20:08:54Z")
My + my wife’s GV timeline: Filed the application in Dec 2021 Visited the biometrics appointment in Lisbon in Nov 2023 Submitted the last related up-to-date docs by Mar 2024 Current status in the ARI portal: Applicatio… --- ## [AIMA's new GV process](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/aimas-new-gv-process/68248)
**Author:** [@anonymous69](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/anonymous69)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2025, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/aimas-new-gv-process/68248 "2025-12-06T13:57:34Z")
Here is a detailed Q&A write up by Prime Legal that someone posted on a WhatsApp group: GV Q&A 2024.12.30.pdf (1.1 MB) It seems the big news is that AIMA is collapsing the whole GV process into much fewer (hopefully fa… --- ## [Awaiting Pre-Approval (Stage 2)](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-pre-approval-stage-2/45298)
**Author:** [@jjmz](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/jjmz)\ **Replies:** 2663\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/awaiting-pre-approval-stage-2/45298 "2025-11-13T15:11:34Z")
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 … --- ## [Considering the ARI/Golden Visa (Stage 0)](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/considering-the-ari-golden-visa-stage-0/67461)
**Author:** [@tkrunning](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/tkrunning)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 10:14am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/considering-the-ari-golden-visa-stage-0/67461 "2024-11-15T10:14:50Z")
I’m creating this thread so that those considering applying for the Golden Visa have a dedicated place to ask their questions instead of creating a new thread. We’ll do our best to merge other similar threads into this …