AIMA Renewal: Let it expire due to non-payment
Hi everyone, I have a question about residence permit renewal in Portugal (AIMA) and I’m wondering if anyone has been in a similar situation.
I submitted a request to update my address on the renewal portal, as AIMA advises before starting the renewal process. However, after more than a week without any update, I ended up starting the renewal process even though my address was still not updated.
I didn’t realize that once the application is created, the 10-day payment deadline immediately starts counting. Now it has been about two weeks since I requested the address change, and I only have 3 days left before the payment deadline expires.
My question is:
If I don’t make the payment and the application is automatically cancelled, once my address is updated, can I simply start a new application normally?
Or would I need to contact AIMA to “unlock” or reactivate anything?
Has anyone been through this situation before?