runec
American looking for information about Portugal
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About me
American
Lives in Carvoeiro, Faro
Speaks English, Spanish
Registration: 23 June 2020
Activity
Renewal of Residence Card by stefano1966
Anyone have suggestions on how to renew your card. The online renewal is not working and I was told that they are 6 months behind. I have sent email to Aima still waiting .... Does anyone have an email to the IRN to request an appointment,Any ...
@stefano1966 They are not 6 months behind. They are at least 18 months behind. I was able to renew mine online luckily, but my wife's card expired in July of 2023! We have not been able to get an appointment in spite of help from the claims desk ... Read More
Difficulties Renewing Residency Card by Skyecam22
I am new to the group and am reaching out to see if anyhow can help.This is our 4th renewal, which has always gone well with SEF and now is being dealt with by IRN in Tavira. AIMA has told us that there is nothing they can do to help and that we ...
@Skyecam22 My wife's residency card expired in July 2023. While not official, this is how it has worked for us. If you travel within the Schengen area, you should not need to go through immigration at the airport. If you travel outside, you will ... Read More
Difficulties Renewing Residency Card by Skyecam22
I am new to the group and am reaching out to see if anyhow can help.This is our 4th renewal, which has always gone well with SEF and now is being dealt with by IRN in Tavira. AIMA has told us that there is nothing they can do to help and that we ...
@Skyecam22 No worries. My wife had her residency card expire in July 2023 and we have not been able to get an appointment. If you travel within the Schengen area, you should not have to go through immigration to get back home. If you travel ... Read More
Has Anyone Gotten a Response to Any Email Sent to AIMA? by wordsmith555
I have posted before, asking if anyone has been successful in getting an AIMA appointment by emailing AIMA.My question now is: Has anyone gotten an email response from AIMA about ANY question/issue whatsoever?
Yes. My wife got a response to her email several months after she sent it. Totally unhelpful response! It said you can go online and renew your residencia. The website said (once again) " Your residence permit does not allow automatic renewal" ... Read More
Follow-up residence card application after AIMA? by bloggerblogger
Hey guys,So I attended my AIMA appointment in Lisbon April 2024, submitted all the required documents, did face capture and fingerprinting (biometrics), paid the fees. Now according to hearsay, it takes about 90 days for the residence card to be ...
@bloggerbloggerJoin the crowd. I was able to renew my Residencia on-line, but my wife, whose Residencia expired the same time as mine (that is July 2023) has not been able to do so. She can't get an appointment and in spite of every effort, there ... Read More
How to get an AIMA appointment to complete residency visa? by JRTRUEMA
Hello all,I've just arrived in Porto on my D7 visa and I did not get an appointment date on my visa. I can't get through on the AIMA numbers listed on the site. I've been sifting through pages of expat sites and I can't find direct advice on how to ...
@JRTRUEMADon't feel bad. No one can. My wife has been trying to renew her Resid锚ncia for a year now. 脡 uma porcaria. If you find out how to get one, let the rest of us know. Read More
Looking for US 色花堂s in the Algarve by mjnabber1
My husband and I moved to the central Algarve area in January 2022 and although we have found an English speaking ex-patriot group that meets regularly here, it is mostly Brits. We love the Brits, but would really like to connect with US ex-patriots ...
@mjnabber1 There is an American expat group that meets at the Moonlight Tavern in Portimao on Tuesdays approx. 5 PM onwards.We live between Carvoeiro and Ferragudo and only know 6 expats from the US in our immediate area and 2 of those just bought a ... Read More