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. Benn, My appointment was September 16, I was told to submit an updated background check since mine was almost a year old at this point , which I did on November 1.
I am still waiting for my residence card. I have read a few recently somewhere on this site that got their card in as little as 2 months, but most that I have seen are months. Hey bn2nt08 , we did the biometrics on Aug 24th, , still waiting.
The biometrics were done at Lisbon. Took 12 months from august to august We were a family application and had to get one of our forms appostilled mid approval process - that originally only had to be signed in front of our Portuguese lawyers.
Hi tortoiseexplorer Did you have to return to your home country to get another background check, can you do that remotely? I go my original background paperwork in the US. Also do you remember what paperwork you needed to bring to the biometrics appointment? I was able to do it from Portugal. I then used a facilitator to get them apostilled.
This is very helpful, thank you! Do you remember the name of the facilitator that helped with this? Awaiting Biometrics Stage 3. Awaiting Pre-Approval Stage 2. Had Biometrics yesterday application submitted 6 December January 30, , pm 2. January 31, , pm 4. Mohaak Mohammed Saleh January 31, , pm 6. Biometrics in Lisbon Sept 6.
