Getting Through to AIMA by Phone for Residency Visa

Hi,

You cant get an appt on the telephone or any method at this time. I want into Faro and got a certified document with a ref number and all my details regards getting a further appt. I also spoke to someone yesterday on the telephone, as i am in the system they will contact me, no appts availale anywhere. We are one of £400k plus…..

@Andrew Finnie So where exactly did you go to when you say you "went into Faro and got a certified document" to get into the system? Was it a CLAIM office?

Yes Faro main Aima office that deals with everything…

head into Faro centre veryveasy to find… i will upload my document to show you what it looks like

@Andrew Finnie thank you very much.  I appreciate the help.

I have a basic question about the automated response system on the AIMA site. On any given day, if you get thru to the point where the recorded message is that there are no appointments available, is that true for the entire day? In other words, if you get that message at 8:02 am, is that valid for the entire day? Or only for that one instance when you call? Or do we just not know?! And there are many people in PT now, like me, who got the travel visa but not the AIMA appointment. But people are getting AIMA appts again in their returned passports. So how, and why, is the embassy even giving out appointments again if there are so many people already in PT calling every day to try to get an appt?!

The immigrants who call AIMA from Portugal have different issues to be treated, but they always need an appointment. It could be to renew their residence permit, to family reunification, to apply for residency through the expression of interest process ("manifestação de interesse " with travel visa, which since june 2024, it is only valid for portuguese speaking countries) , etc.