# AIMA Horta appointments

URL: https://picoisland.pt/live/residency/aima-horta
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Last verified: 2026-08-13

AIMA (the mainland successor to SEF) handles residency processing for the whole Azores at its Horta office on Faial: book your appointment as early as possible, since the queue is the real bottleneck.

## Book early

The appointment queue, not the paperwork itself, is what actually determines your timeline here.