NIF: your Portuguese tax number
Número de Identificação Fiscal. Portugal's tax identification number.
What it is
The NIF is Portugal's tax identification number. It is needed for most things in Portugal: renting a home, opening a bank account, signing contracts, buying property, utilities, phone contracts, and visa applications such as D7 and D8.
The government does not charge for the NIF. Our fee covers preparing the request, the representation and support.
Available as Standard or Express.
Fiscal representation
People living outside the EU/EEA who are not resident in Portugal must appoint a fiscal representative resident in Portugal to obtain a NIF. Our partner lawyer acts as that representative.
When you later become resident in Portugal, you update your address at the tax office (Finanças). After that, a fiscal representative is no longer required.
Documents
- Passport photo or data page
- Passport signature page, if the signature is not on the data page
- Proof of your current residential address: a utility bill, bank statement or tenancy contract, issued within the last 3 months, in your name
We then send a power of attorney (procuração) for you to sign.
How it works
Request a quote
Tell us about your case and we reply by email.Send your documents
We then send a power of attorney (procuração) for you to sign.We prepare and file
We prepare the request and our partner lawyer acts as your fiscal representative.Receive your NIF
We deliver the NIF number and the official NIF document by email.
The tax portal (Portal das Finanças) password is sent by post to your representative and forwarded to you.
Questions about the NIF
Do I need to be in Portugal to get a NIF?
No. If you live outside the EU/EEA and are not resident in Portugal, you must appoint a fiscal representative resident in Portugal to obtain a NIF. Our partner lawyer acts as that representative, so you can start from where you live now.
What is a fiscal representative and when can I stop using one?
A fiscal representative is someone resident in Portugal whom people living outside the EU/EEA and not resident in Portugal must appoint to obtain a NIF. When you later become resident in Portugal, you update your address at the tax office (Finanças). After that, a fiscal representative is no longer required.
How much does it cost?
Every case is quoted individually. Request a quote and we reply by email.
Get your NIF
Every case is quoted individually, and we reply by email.