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At issue is the fact that the annual CPLP residence permits, which began to be given in March 2023 (as part of the mobility agreement signed by Portugal), are not being renewed by AIMA, according to a report today from Diário de Notícias.
In response, AIMA states that these authorisations "continue to be accepted by all Portuguese public authorities, for all legal purposes, until June 30, 2024", within the framework of the decree-law that regulates the "Exceptional and temporary measures relating to the epidemiological situation of the new Coronavirus - COVID 19", the first version of which dates back to March 2020.
"Documents and visas relating to stay in national territory, whose validity expires from the date of entry into force of this decree-law or in the 15 days immediately preceding, are accepted, under the same terms, until June 30, 2024", refers to the most recent update of the diploma.
According to AIMA, "this rule applies to all residence permits that expired after February 22, 2020" and "CPLP residence permits were only created in 2023, therefore it applies to all those issued".
"Users with expiring residence permits are being informed of the extension of the validity period by email", said AIMA.
In previous statements to Lusa, several government officials had promised a solution for renewing these visas, but so far AIMA has not responded to the requests made.
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Fantastic Fantastic Fantastic!!!!!!!!
A bit of breathing room. To try to sort things out for the AIMA..
I’m pretty sure the violin playing, and fellow racists will be dearly disappointed by this decision:):):)
I love PT and want to stay just got to find someone with a stamp!!
By Luc from Other on 14 Mar 2024, 13:22
What about the renewal of the residency cards that have already been issued and are coming due for renewal. IRN does not have a process that works. It requires an appointment for a face-to-face meeting for the renewal. To date the online appointment system has been a complete and utter failure.
Reactivate the completely online residency renewal system that SEF used. It had quirks but at least it worked.
By Stephen Moloney from Beiras on 14 Mar 2024, 18:18
All is a mess.Aima has no answers.i have been to SEF in Porto ,waiting in those long ques and when you eventually get somoene to assist you, they cannot help.I am trying to renew my temporary resident card,as a South African living and married to a portuguese citizen.I need to travel and im stuck .No answers.What now.Who can help.Does the government have answers.Come June and then what,if we still have not renewed our cards?
By Gail de oliveira from Porto on 11 Apr 2024, 14:57
Class action.
If a rich dude with a golden visa can do it, and force the department, using Portuguese and European law to look at there case in a timely’ and expected manner’
Then we can do it.
By Luc from Other on 18 Apr 2024, 15:18
Sent email to AIMA how desperate I am after 9 years living in beautiful country.
Now for the first time I am facing this big matter only for renewal residence permit in the 4th time my life in Portugal. Hope not long time happening like this .
By Yohana Dirk Pariury from Algarve on 26 Apr 2024, 22:26
When we had our SEF appointment in Sept 2023, we were told 90 business days we would have our TRC. Here we are 153 working days later, and not a word. I have attempted to call various numbers on the old SEF site, and the AIMA site, the AIMA number just presents a recorded message that is useless. I have also emailed multiple emails with no response at all (other than a bounce back of an incorrect email) directly from the SEF and AIMA sites.
I mean SEF/AIMA have our contact info, at the very least tell us things are delayed, or something is missing.
At this point, we can't leave the country for fear of not being able to come back. We can't get local employment, because we don't have an actual TRC, just the SEF receipt.
This article specifically says the Portuguese language country visas are extended but what about all the other visas that are also in limbo?
By Dirk Melvin from Porto on 06 May 2024, 19:43
AIMA are still struggling to process visas. I am a visa holder, who has been trying to get an appointment to renew my visa for the past 3 months - it has been impossible to reach them!
Now with just one month to go, many people are waiting to hear if the 30th June extension date will be extended out even further to cater for people that are in visa limbo.
By Peter Clark from Lisbon on 27 May 2024, 11:12
Hello,My card expired in April 2023.as per law and your publication it’s valid till 30th June but some of news showing expired residence after September 2023 it’s valid till 2024 June.its but complicated.
Also I would like to come Lisbon sooner.how and where I can confirm this news.
By Md Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury from Other on 09 Jun 2024, 19:18