Portuguese NIF<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\nThis number is essential to rent an apartment, buy a property, sign an employment contract or start a business. In short, you will not escape it! The NIF is obtained from the “Finan\u00e7as” by presenting an identity document and proof of residence where you live before arriving in Portugal. The NIF is free and must be done face-to-face for non-Portuguese residents. It is possible to give an official power of attorney to a third party, including a lawyer who can do it for you in a few days. If you have no idea about how to do it, we recommend choosing a professional service. Experienced professionals will help you overcome any difficulties that may arise.<\/p>\n
Once obtained installed, what to do first?<\/h2>\n
Now, we give you the administrative steps to take in the case of getting of tax residence in Portugal. In this regard, you will have to consider informing the tax service of your previous country of residence of this mobility.<\/p>\n
The first thing to do is to apply for the CRUE (Certificado do Registo de cidad\u00e3o da Uni\u00e3o Europeia). This is the certificate of a resident of the European Union that is obtained in the town hall of residence. This certificate is done face-to-face and costs 15 euros. A legal rental agreement or a deed of ownership must be provided.<\/p>\n
Once the CRUE has been obtained, it is important to change the NIF with the Finan\u00e7as services at your new Portuguese address.<\/p>\n
At the same time, depending on your personal and professional situation, you can apply for a Non-Habitual Resident (RNH) status valid for ten years. Finan\u00e7as will automatically give you Foreign Resident status if you do not apply for this status.<\/p>\n
Administrative procedures related to health<\/h2>\n
Employees, entrepreneurs, and pensioners are recommended to register with Portuguese Social Security. All registered with Portuguese Social Security have access to the Health Center in their neighborhood. For residents with a private mutual insurance company, we strongly advise registering with Portuguese Social Security for possible emergencies; registration at the Neighborhood Health Center is not necessary because you will most certainly privilege the health pathways related to your mutual insurance company.<\/p>\n
The administrative procedures for drivers<\/h2>\n
This may seem surprising, but it is mandatory to validate your driver’s license with the ITM (Institute of Mobility and Transport). It is valid for two years. If you arrive in Portugal with your vehicle, it is mandatory to legalize it within one year of your installation. If you have owned it for more than six months, you will be exempt from the heavy tax that is the ISV (Vehicle Tax).<\/p>\n
Some last subtleties<\/h2>\n
All in all, moving to Portugal is going to be a non-problematic experience if you are well aware of all the minor things. Understandably, it is impossible to know all the pitfalls you may face. But experienced professionals know all of them! If you consult with a company that has been engaged in helping people in settling in Portugal, your experience will be non-problematic.<\/p>\n
Finally, we advise two last steps:<\/p>\n
\n- Opening a bank account in Portugal: living in Portugal requires a local bank card called “Multibanco” for everyday life. For this, you will need NIF as well.<\/li>\n
- Having a Portuguese mobile phone: organizing a delivery, registering your contact with your electricity supplier, or in Finan\u00e7as will be impossible without a Portuguese phone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
So, good luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NIF: why is it so needed? Any person, be it a European or a person from another area, can obtain a residence in Portugal. But you should be aware of many aspects for such an experience to be maximally pleasant. So, take the time to read this article about the few administrative steps to take […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":27361,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cutinsight.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cutinsight.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cutinsight.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cutinsight.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cutinsight.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cutinsight.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27359\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cutinsight.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cutinsight.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cutinsight.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cutinsight.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}