NIF Registration
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NUMERO DE IDENTIFICACAO FISCAL (NIF)
The first thing required to do is to get his Fiscal Number. This number is known as NIF (Numero de Identificacao Fiscal). It is also known as contribution number (Numero de Contribuinte) or personal tax number. NIF is a unique nine-digit number. No one can do any financial activity or business without this number. Each legal entity in Portugal has its NIF number, which is issued by the Finance & Taxation Department to perform operations such as buying property, opening a bank account in Portugal, getting a loan, getting a job, and representing your tax and social-related activities as well as & resident status among others.
To obtain tax (NIF) numbers, the procedure and documents required are described in succeeding paragraphs for foreigners.
To obtain this number, individual foreigners should visit the nearest finance office using the following documents:
- Air Ticket/Boarding Pass.
- Original Passport
- Proof of Entry in Portugal.
- Proof of entering the Schengen Zone
- One local Portuguese national witness.
Note: EU citizens do not require any local Portuguese witness, proof of entering the Schengen Zone, SEF Entry, or air ticket/boarding pass.