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Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo
Portugal's migration agency; 525,000+ files cleared, D8 applicants still wait nine months for a card.
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#1030 Jun
cleared cases toward a 30,000-case remainder
Nomads & Communities: Portugal cuts AIMA backlog to 30,000#72 Jun
Published cumulative backlog statistics on 2 June 2026 with no D8-specific breakdown
Nomads & Communities: Portugal counts files, lawyers count the wait#82 Jun
Reported 525,000-plus decisions with 473,000 positive outcomes as of 2 June 2026
Nomads & Communities: Portugal clears files, D8 wait holds#71 Jun
Mentioned in: Italy makes its nomad visa fully digital
Nomads & Communities#53 May
Delayed first residence card issuance by 12-18 months, effectively extending the citizenship clock
Nomads & Communities: Portugal starts the clock at the card#13 Apr
Mentioned in: Portugal doubles its residency-to-citizenship window to ten years
Nomads & Communities#13 Apr
“relayed lawyers criticism of backlog pledge”
Nomads & Communities · source event
#13 Apr
“relayed lawyers criticism of backlog pledge”
Nomads & Communities · source event
#13 Apr
#130 Mar
Mentioned in: South Africa admits visa backlog in concession
Nomads & Communities#130 Mar
AIMA mediators strike, D8 pipeline stalls
Nomads & Communities#130 Mar
#130 Mar
Nomads & Communities · source event
#31 Mar
Mentioned in: Greece closes in-country nomad visa route
Nomads & Communities#51 Jan
Mentioned in: Colombia visa rejects two in five
Nomads & Communities#11 Oct
“inherited backlog from dissolved predecessor”
Nomads & Communities · source event