D7 residency card delay

stephoreilly70e Member

Member since 24 September 2024

stephoreilly70eMember24 September 2024 18:40:32

Hi. Just wondered if anyone waiting this long ?

Had my biometric appointment January 9th, paid 170 euros, told it was all good and card would be with me in 4 weeks.

i have been in the U.K. since May but arrived back last week and still no show ! Got through to AIMA contact centre who could see it on the system but didn鈥檛 know why it hadn鈥檛 been processed. They suggested I go to Portimao which I鈥檇 already done but they wouldn鈥檛 see me without an appointment.

Her only other suggestion was to email AIMA !!! Have done that a few times already and Portimao too !

Border police at Faro were fine with my paper copy and receipt but it would be good to have the card for the next trip.

Any suggestions gratefully received. Thanks

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daphnelavern Active member

Member since 18 December 2023

daphnelavernActive member02 March 2025 11:06:12

@stephoreilly70e

Hello - Did you ever receive a response to your inquiry on this? I, too, am here on a D7. I聽 received my temp/paper receipt in Nov 2024. It鈥檚 now Mar 2025 and I have not yet received my card nor any evidence it has been mailed to me.

Also, do you have the link to where I can check the status? Every link I find leads to the old SEF site, which is no longer active and I can鈥檛 figure out how to move forward to AIMA.

Any help/links/info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!