A NIF is Portugal's nine-digit tax number. Coepi gets you one online for 39.99 EUR, charged once: photograph your passport and a proof of address, sign on the screen, and Thaís R. Garrido, a Portuguese lawyer, files the same day. No trip, no notary, nothing to renew. Half of all numbers arrive within 9 business days, measured live.
Reviewed by Thaís R. Garrido, Advogada, OA n.º 58735L. Updated on 16 October 2026.
The Número de Identificação Fiscal is issued by the Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira, Portugal's tax authority. It identifies you in every official and financial dealing in the country, and it never expires, even if you move away. Individuals' numbers start with 1, 2 or 3.
Passport or EU ID card and a proof of address. We read them, you check they are right.
The power of attorney, on the screen with a finger or a mouse. Nothing printed.
39.99 once. Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay.
A lawyer files the same day. The number and the official confirmation land in your account.
No certified copies, no apostille for most countries, no notary. We prepare the power of attorney; you sign it on your screen.
Official source: Portal das Finanças, the Portuguese tax authority
Delivered within 14 business days
A lawyer registered with the Portuguese Bar files every application, under a power of attorney you sign in your browser.
I did not have to print, fax or mail a single thing. Got my official NIF this morning after four days.
Fast and efficient. On top, the team answers your mails extremely rapidly.
A NIF (Número de Identificação Fiscal) is Portugal's nine-digit tax identification number. The Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (Finanças) issues it, it never expires, and you need it to open a bank account, rent or buy a home, work, or sign a phone or electricity contract in Portugal.
Yes. The whole process is online. You photograph your passport and a proof of address, sign the power of attorney on your screen, and a Portuguese lawyer files the application with the tax authority the same day, acting as your representative for the application. It costs €39.99 including VAT, paid once. No travel, no notary, no post.
No. You do not need a fiscal representative to get a NIF, wherever you live. A duty can start later, if you own property or a car in Portugal or work there, and even then most people outside the EU can meet it for free with electronic notifications on the Portal das Finanças. Coepi files the application for you under a power of attorney. The price is €39.99 including VAT, charged once, with nothing to renew.
At a Finanças desk the number itself is free. With Coepi the application costs €39.99 including VAT, charged once, nothing to renew. There are no tiers and no subscription. Other online services charge between about €50 and €150, and many charge again every year on top.
We file the same day your documents are complete. Finanças then issues the number. Half of all NIFs are issued within 9 business days and 9 in 10 within 14, measured on the last 30 days and updated daily. The exact timing is set by the tax authority and varies.
Two. A passport or an EU national ID card (both sides for a card), and a proof of address outside Portugal from the last three months: a bank or credit card statement, a utility or phone bill, a payslip, a letter from your bank confirming your account, or an official residence certificate.
Yes. The number and the confirmation document are issued by the Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira, the Portuguese tax authority. They are the same as you would receive at a Finanças desk, and the number is valid for life.
Yes. Opening a Portuguese bank account is the most common reason to get a NIF, and the number and confirmation PDF you receive are what the banks ask for.
Yes. The consulate wants a Portuguese bank account, and the bank wants a NIF, so the NIF usually comes first in visa preparation.
No. The NIF is an identification number. Tax residency depends on where you live and how long you stay, typically 183 days in a year or a permanent home in Portugal.
Yes, at the same price. We need both parents' identity documents and a consent each parent signs on screen.
You get your money back. The decision to issue the number is made by Finanças; in practice an application that is filed is issued.