Your NIF Tax Representative Service:

Renewal Time

Your 12-month fiscal representation service is ending soon

Renew now to keep your fiscal representation service active.

Watch This Quick Overview

Important: What happens to your Portuguese tax mail if you don’t renew—and why you need to decide now.

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What's Happening

When you got your NIF with Novomove, we included 12 months of fiscal representation service at no extra cost. That period is ending soon, and you need to make a decision to keep the service active.

Here’s how the service works:

Your Fiscal Representative is a Portuguese Lawyer

Your NIF is registered with one of our partner lawyers as your fiscal representative. All your Portuguese tax correspondence is sent to their address.

Novomove Manages Your Fiscal Representation Service

We act as the liaison between you and your fiscal representative, managing all correspondence and ensuring you receive scanned documents within 24 hours. We keep the service relationship active and handle all administrative aspects.

When Your Service Expires

When your service with Novomove expires, the active service relationship ends. Our partner lawyer will then begin the legally required renunciation process by sending a formal notice to your last known address and informing the Portuguese Tax Authority (AT). Following a legally defined period, the AT will process the removal, leaving you without a fiscal representative on record.

Your Two Options

Choose the option that best fits your current situation

option 1

Renew Your Service

Keep your fiscal representation service active

€79

per year (€6.58/month)
  • Active fiscal representation service maintained
  • All tax correspondence managed and forwarded within 24 hours
  • Liaison services between you and your fiscal representative
  • Digital portal access and email support
Renew Now
option 2

Cancel Your Fiscal Representation

Remove the fiscal representative designation
Important: You must complete all steps to fully remove the fiscal representative from your Tax Authority records.
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Update your address with the Tax Authority

Add a Portuguese address or use your foreign address

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Obtain your updated NIF certificate

Download from Portal das Finanças

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Submit the certificate to Novomove

Confirm the representative has been removed

View Cancellation Guide

Why Renew Your Fiscal Representation?

70% of past NIF clients choose to renew for continued peace of mind

Renew for €79/Year

What you continue to get:

Guaranteed Access to All Tax Correspondence

Every piece of mail that arrives at your fiscal representative's address—IMI assessments, payment deadlines, vehicle taxes, notices from Finanças—is scanned and forwarded to you within 24 hours.

Why this matters: Most critical tax documents in Portugal are still sent by physical registered mail to your fiscal representative’s address. Without our forwarding service, you won’t have access to these documents.

Complete Mail Management

  • Immediate scanning when mail arrives
  • Email forwarding with document attachments
  • Digital portal access to all historical documents
  • Support team available for questions

Never Miss a Tax Deadline

Portuguese tax payment windows typically give you 30-50 days to respond. With our service, you receive notices immediately so you always have time to act.

One Missed Deadline Costs More Than 2 Years of Service

Late payment penalties start at €150+ and compound with interest. Missing one IMI payment costs more than two years of our €79 annual fee.

Essential for Property Owners

Your annual IMI (property tax) assessment is sent by registered mail to your fiscal representative's address. Without our service, you won't have access to this notice and risk missing payment deadlines.

Critical for Vehicle Owners

Annual circulation tax notices (IUC) are sent by mail to your fiscal representative's address. Our service ensures you receive these notices immediately.

Peace of Mind for €6.58/Month

Never worry about missing critical correspondence. We ensure you have access to everything—you just handle payments when needed.

Renewal Takes 5 Minutes

Your service continues for another 12 months.

Renew Now for €79/Year

What Happens If You Don't Renew?


If you do not take action by the deadline that was communicated to you, our partner lawyer is legally required to begin the formal renunciation process to comply with Portuguese law.

This involves sending a legal notice of renunciation to your last known address via registered mail.

After a legally stipulated period, the AT will process the removal, and you will no longer have a fiscal representative on record.

At that point, all physical tax mail will be sent directly to your foreign address. This puts you at significant risk of missing critical notices due to unreliable international postal services, which can lead to fines and other legal complications.

Common Questions

Is this just a mail forwarding service?

No, it’s a formal legal appointment. A fiscal representative is officially registered with the Portuguese Tax Authority as your legal point of contact in Portugal. While the service includes forwarding critical tax mail, the representative’s primary role is to fulfill a legal requirement and ensure you are officially contactable by the AT for any legal or tax matter. A standard mail forwarding service does not meet this legal requirement.

Yes, if you have tax obligations in Portugal (e.g., you own property or earn income), it is highly recommended.

The Portuguese Tax Authority still sends certain high-importance documents exclusively via physical mail, and these notices do not appear in your online portal. This includes annual property tax (IMI) bills, official tax assessments, and formal audit notifications.

Renewing your fiscal representation is the only way to guarantee 100% reliable receipt of this critical mail.

If you have officially updated your address with the Tax Authority to a Portuguese one, you no longer need a fiscal representative. However, to finalize the process with us, you must provide proof of this change.

Please follow our cancellation guide and submit your updated Certificate of Tax Residence (Certidão de Domicílio Fiscal) so we can update our records and inform our partner lawyer.

Helpful Resources

Tax Representative Guide

Learn more about fiscal representation requirements in Portugal

Read Guide

Cancellation Instructions

Step-by-step guide to cancel your fiscal representation

View Instructions
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Requesting a NIF for a minor under the age of 18?

See the additional requirements below:
  • Birth certificate or Adoption certificate of minor
  • Copy of first parent's passport
  • Copy of second parent's passport

Were you born in Portugal or hold Portuguese citizenship?

You will need to provide a copy of your Portuguese birth certificate or your Citizen Card (Portuguese: Cartão de cidadão).

What can I use as Proof of Address?

When ordering your NIF, you will need to provide proof of address that satisfies the following criteria:

Address

  • Must be a residential address outside of Portugal
  • Must match the "Residential Address" submitted in the intake form
  • P.O. boxes and business addresses are not accepted

Name

If purchasing NIF only
  • First name and surname on your Proof of Address must match your passport exactly
  • For example, say that the name on your passport is "John Apple Smith"
  • ✅ John Apple Smith
  • ✅ John A Smith
  • ✅ John Smith
  • ❌ J Smith
  • ❌ Johnny Smith
  • ❌ Any other variations
If purchasing NIF and Bank
  • The bank requirements for Proof of Address are stricter than the NIF requirements. Because of this, the full name on your Proof of Address must match your passport exactly, otherwise, it will be rejected.
  • For example, say that the name on your passport is "John Apple Smith"
  • ✅ John Apple Smith
  • ❌ John A Smith
  • ❌ John Smith
  • ❌ J Smith
  • ❌ Johnny Smith
  • ❌ Any other variations

Document language

If purchasing NIF only
  • If the document is not written in the Roman alphabet, you need to provide an English translation. The translated document needs to be certified.
If purchasing NIF and Bank*
  • The document must be in English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, or French.
  • If your Proof of Address is not in any of the languages above, please provided a translation to English. This translation needs to be certified.
  • For customers from the Schengen area: Documents can be certified by a lawyer or a notary outside of Portugal.
  • For customers from other countries or residents outside the Schengen Area: Documents can only be certified by an authorized entity (Portuguese Consulate/Embassy or any other entities with the Hague Apostille).
*Schengen Areas:
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.
Image quality
  • Text is legible
  • No shadows
  • No light reflections
  • All four corners of the document are visible
Acceptable Documents
Any of the following documents are acceptable:
1.Driver’s license
  • Must be valid (i.e. not expired)
  • Provide photos of both the front and back
  • Residential address must be visible
  • Expiration date must be visible
2. First page of bank statement
  • Issue date must be visible
  • Issued within the past 3 months
  • Must be an actual bank statement. Other documents from the bank (e.g. confirmation letter or bank certificate) will not be accepted.
Utility bill
  • Issue date must be visible
  • Issued within the past 3 months
  • Can be from any of the following providers: electricity, water, mobile sim, internet, cable, etc
For Minors
If requesting a NIF on behalf of a minor, please include a proof of address of one of the minor’s parents.

What does your 'No Win, No Fee' Guarantee mean?

In the event that we’re unable to successfully open your bank account, we implement our ‘No Win, No Fee’ Guarantee.
This means we will refund 50% of the total service cost, which equates to the Success Fee.

Service Fee Structure

Process Fee: 50% of the total payment, this fee covers the administrative tasks and processes involved in submitting your application.
Success Fee: The remaining 50% of the total payment, this fee is charged for the successful opening of your bank account.
It’s important to clarify that this guarantee does not cover any potential initial deposit or the bank’s recurring monthly fees.
Our guarantee ensures that if we don’t succeed in our primary service – opening your bank account – you aren’t charged the full service fee.
This policy showcases our confidence in our services and our dedication to customer satisfaction.
This is an example of a NISS pdf we provided to a client from the U.K.

Please note that name and address have been edited for privacy purposes.

This is an example of a NISS document we provided to a client.

Please note that name and address have been edited for privacy purposes.

Requesting a NIF for a minor under the age of 18?

See the additional requirements below:

  • Birth certificate or Adoption certificate of minor
  • Copy of first parent’s passport
  • Copy of second parent’s passport

Were you born in Portugal or hold Portuguese citizenship?

You will need to provide a copy of your Portuguese birth certificate or your Citizen Card (Portuguese: Cartão de cidadão).