The Portuguese government launched a dedicated AIMA "mission structure" in June 2024 tasked with clearing an inherited backlog of approximately 400,000 pending residence-permit and regularisation cases — the largest backlog in AIMA's first year. Triage offices were opened and additional staff seconded from other ministries.
All third-country nationals in the AIMA backlog since late 2022.
Primary: Ministério da Administração Interna ↗
Corroborating: AIMA — Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo ↗ · Governo de Portugal ↗
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