{"id":14433,"date":"2026-07-24T12:32:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T12:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novomove.com\/recover-portal-das-financas-password\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T12:32:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T12:32:33","slug":"recuperar-senha-portal-das-financas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novomove.com\/pt\/recover-portal-das-financas-password\/","title":{"rendered":"Como recuperar a senha do Portal das Finan\u00e7as (todas as vias, explicadas)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most people arrive at this after trying the obvious things. There is no &#8220;forgot password&#8221; email, the security question was set years ago by somebody else, and the forums contradict each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The process is not complicated once you know which version of it applies to you. It is just badly explained, and getting it wrong costs you weeks rather than minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First, check you have not already got it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lot of people who cannot log in never lost the password. If you got your NIF through a service provider, it almost certainly arrived as a PDF and is sitting in an old email or an order thread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Look there before you start. Recovering a password takes weeks. Finding the PDF takes five minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which route is yours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everything turns on two questions. Do you remember the security question you chose when you registered, and if not, do you know which email address the tax office holds against your NIF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nm-router\">\n<style>\n.nm-router{background:#fff;border:1px solid #EDEFF3;border-radius:16px;box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(10,15,30,.04);padding:8px 26px 20px;margin:10px 0 18px;}\n.nm-router .nm-router-title{font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1B2A4A;padding:20px 0 16px;}\n.nm-router .nm-router-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:34px 1fr;gap:14px;align-items:baseline;padding:16px 0;border-top:1px solid #EDEFF3;}\n.nm-router .nm-router-num{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:30px;height:30px;border-radius:9px;border:1.5px solid #1B2A4A;color:#1B2A4A;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;}\n.nm-router p{font-size:16.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#41506b;margin:0;font-family:inherit;}\n.nm-router a{font-weight:600;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"nm-router-title\">Answer in order \u2014 stop at your first yes<\/div>\n<div class=\"nm-router-row\"><span class=\"nm-router-num\">1<\/span><p>You have Chave M\u00f3vel Digital, or a Cart\u00e3o de Cidad\u00e3o with authentication codes. <a href=\"#instant\">Set a new password now<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"nm-router-row\"><span class=\"nm-router-num\">2<\/span><p>You remember your security question. <a href=\"#question\">Recover it yourself<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"nm-router-row\"><span class=\"nm-router-num\">3<\/span><p>You do not remember it, but you know the email address registered with the tax office. <a href=\"#email-known\">Email them, no attachments<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"nm-router-row\"><span class=\"nm-router-num\">4<\/span><p>You know neither. <a href=\"#email-unknown\">Email them with ID and a signed request<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"instant\">If you have Chave M\u00f3vel Digital or Cart\u00e3o de Cidad\u00e3o<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authenticate through Autentica\u00e7\u00e3o.gov and set a new password on the spot. Nothing gets posted and nothing takes weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Worth knowing even if this is not you yet. Chave M\u00f3vel Digital is open to foreign nationals, not only Portuguese citizens, and setting it up turns every future password problem into a two minute job instead of a month of waiting. If you are at the start of a long postal recovery, it is often worth getting the CMD first and skipping the queue entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have a full walkthrough here: <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/chave-digital-for-foreigners-how-to-get-it-in-portugal\/\">Chave M\u00f3vel Digital for foreigners, and how to get it in Portugal<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"question\">If you remember your security question<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acesso.gov.pt\/unauthed\/recuperarSenhaEscolhaForm?partID=PFAP&amp;path=\/geral\/dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">password recovery page<\/a>, enter your NIF, then the question and your answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have already verified your mobile number with the tax office, choose the SMS option. A six digit code arrives, you have five minutes to enter it, and you set a new password immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your mobile is not verified, the old password is cancelled and a new one goes out by post to your registered tax address. <a href=\"#address\">Check that address first<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"email-known\">If you know the registered email but not the security question<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Email <strong>portal-senhas@at.gov.pt<\/strong>, and it has to come from the exact address the tax office holds against your NIF. Sending from a different one will not work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nm-tpl-wrap\">\n<style>\n.nm-tpl-wrap .nm-tpl-label{font-size:12.5px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#5a6b8c;margin:22px 0 8px;}\n.nm-tpl-wrap .nm-tpl{font-family:ui-monospace,'SF Mono',Menlo,Consolas,monospace;font-size:15.5px;line-height:1.8;background:#F4F6FA;border:1px solid #EDEFF3;border-left:4px solid #1B2A4A;border-radius:0 14px 14px 0;padding:18px 22px;margin:0 0 18px;white-space:pre-wrap;overflow-wrap:break-word;color:#1B2A4A;}\n.nm-tpl-wrap .nm-tpl-pt{font-family:inherit;font-style:italic;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;white-space:normal;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"nm-tpl-label\">Subject line, with your own number<\/div>\n<div class=\"nm-tpl\">Cancelamento de senha NIF 123456789<\/div>\n<div class=\"nm-tpl-label\">Body \u2014 three lines and nothing else<\/div>\n<div class=\"nm-tpl\">NIF:\nNome Completo:\nDomic\u00edlio Fiscal:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nm-warn\">\n<style>\n.nm-warn{background:#FFF6F4;border:1px solid #F0D5CE;border-left:5px solid #EF4444;border-radius:16px;padding:24px 26px;margin:26px 0;}\n.nm-warn .nm-ktitle{font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#9a3a2a;margin-bottom:8px;}\n.nm-warn p{font-size:17px;line-height:1.65;color:#41506b;margin:0 0 12px;font-family:inherit;}\n.nm-warn p:last-child{margin-bottom:0;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"nm-ktitle\">Before you hit send<\/div>\n<p>Do not type your current home address in that third line. It has to match what the tax office holds, and it decides where your new password gets posted. <a href=\"#address\">More on this below<\/a>, and it is worth reading before you send anything.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No attachments on this route. The tax office replies to confirm the password has been cancelled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"email-unknown\">If you know neither<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is where most non-residents end up, particularly anyone whose NIF was set up by a representative who registered their own email address rather than the client&#8217;s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You have two options. Go to a Servi\u00e7o de Finan\u00e7as in person and have your email updated, which is fine if you are in Portugal and not much use if you are not. Or, where a tax deadline is at stake, email <strong>portal-senhas@at.gov.pt<\/strong> from any address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Same subject line and same three lines in the body, <a href=\"#address\">fiscal address included and checked<\/a>. This time you attach two things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>A scan of your identification document, which is what proves the request is yours<\/li>\n\n\n<li>A signed request asking for the password to be cancelled<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That second attachment is where people go wrong. It is a separate document that you write, print, sign by hand and scan. It is not the email printed out. This wording works:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nm-tpl-wrap\">\n<div class=\"nm-tpl nm-tpl-pt\">Eu, [full name], titular do NIF [number], com domic\u00edlio fiscal em [address], venho por este meio solicitar o cancelamento da senha de acesso ao Portal das Finan\u00e7as anteriormente emitida, bem como das respetivas perguntas e respostas de seguran\u00e7a, uma vez que n\u00e3o tenho acesso \u00e0s mesmas.<br><br>Com os melhores cumprimentos,<br>[signature]<br>[full name]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The step almost everybody misses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nm-case\">\n<style>\n.nm-case{background:#FFFBF0;border:1px solid #F2E6BE;border-left:5px solid #F5C518;border-radius:16px;padding:24px 26px;margin:26px 0;}\n.nm-case .nm-ktitle{font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8a6d00;margin-bottom:8px;}\n.nm-case p{font-size:17px;line-height:1.65;color:#41506b;margin:0 0 12px;font-family:inherit;}\n.nm-case p:last-child{margin-bottom:0;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"nm-ktitle\">Read this bit twice<\/div>\n<p><strong style=\"color:#1B2A4A;\">Cancelling your old password does not produce a new one.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once the tax office confirms the cancellation by email, a fresh registration has to be made on the Portal using the &#8220;Registar-se&#8221; option. Only that triggers a new password.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So if you send the email, get your confirmation, and then wait for a letter, nothing will ever arrive. The confirmation is halfway, not the finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have a tax representative on your NIF, this second step is usually theirs to do rather than yours. Ask them, because doing it twice creates its own mess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"address\">Check your tax address before you start<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nm-warn\">\n<div class=\"nm-ktitle\">The one that costs you a month<\/div>\n<p>Every postal route sends the password to your domic\u00edlio fiscal, meaning the tax address the tax office holds. Not the address you live at, and not the one you type into the email.<\/p>\n<p>If what they hold is old or wrong, the letter goes there, you wait a month for nothing, and you start again from the beginning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tax office flags this twice in its own guidance, which for a government FAQ is close to shouting. Check it first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You will find it on your NIF certificate. Copy it into the email exactly as printed rather than retyping it from memory, and if you are not sure which field it is, our <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.novomove.com\/en\/articles\/13115050-portuguese-nif-certificate-explained-what-each-field-means\">guide to the NIF certificate<\/a> walks through what each box means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where a tax representative is appointed on your NIF, correspondence is directed through them. That is what the appointment is for. They receive the letter and pass the password on to you. Your representative is listed on the same certificate under Representante.<\/p>\n\n\n<!-- IMAGE: at-letter \u2014 ALREADY in the media library (uploaded March 2024). Reuse the existing media item; do not re-upload. -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novomove.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/at-letter.png.webp\" alt=\"A sealed letter from the Portuguese tax authority containing a Portal das Finan\u00e7as access password\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This is what you are waiting for. The password arrives on paper in a sealed envelope, never by email.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How long it really takes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nm-timing\">\n<style>\n.nm-timing{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:16px;margin:10px 0 18px;}\n.nm-timing .nm-t-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid #EDEFF3;border-radius:16px;padding:22px 24px;box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(10,15,30,.04);}\n.nm-timing .nm-t-card.real{border-color:#F2E6BE;border-top:4px solid #F5C518;}\n.nm-timing .nm-t-label{font-size:12.5px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#5a6b8c;margin-bottom:8px;}\n.nm-timing .real .nm-t-label{color:#8a6d00;}\n.nm-timing .nm-t-val{font-size:28px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#1B2A4A;line-height:1.15;}\n@media (max-width:640px){.nm-timing{grid-template-columns:1fr;}}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"nm-t-card\"><div class=\"nm-t-label\">Tax office average<\/div><div class=\"nm-t-val\">5 working days<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"nm-t-card real\"><div class=\"nm-t-label\">What we actually see<\/div><div class=\"nm-t-val\">3 to 4 weeks<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Five working days is the tax office&#8217;s own published average. In practice we see closer to three to four weeks before the letter reaches a representative&#8217;s office here in Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That gap is the tax office being slow to issue and send, not the post. Nothing you do at your end changes it, so plan around three to four weeks rather than five days and treat anything faster as a bonus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is no expedited option and no way to have a password emailed. Anyone telling you otherwise is guessing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you changed tax representative<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This one has a trap in it. If a previous representative already requested a password against your NIF, a new one cannot be issued while that one exists, even if nobody ever gave it to you and nobody can find it now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The old password has to be cancelled first, using the email process above. Only you can do that, because the tax office needs your identification document and your signature before it will accept the request. Your new representative cannot send it for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the cancellation comes through, they can take it from there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If the NIF belongs to a company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a company NIPC the recovery runs on the security question, and the password is posted to the registered office rather than to a director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the company was set up through Empresa na Hora, a password was generated automatically at incorporation and posted to the registered office at the time. Plenty of founders never see it, because it arrived before anyone was collecting post at that address. If that sounds familiar, you are recovering a password you were issued and never received, not requesting a first one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where the registered email is unknown, this goes through your Contabilista Certificado. They submit a declaration of changes carrying the new email or phone number, either through the Portal or at a tax office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where people go wrong<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>Sending the cancellation email from the wrong address when the tax office expects it from the one on their record<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Printing and signing the email instead of attaching a separate signed request<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Writing their current home address in the fiscal domicile line rather than the address the tax office holds<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Stopping at the cancellation confirmation and never completing the new registration<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Assuming a Portal login means electronic notifications are switched on, when it is a separate opt-in and plenty of notices still go out only on paper<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you are back in, it is worth setting a password you will actually remember and noting the security question somewhere safe. We have a short guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/how-to-change-your-portal-das-financas-password\/\">changing your Portal das Finan\u00e7as password<\/a> for that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where a tax representative fits in<\/h2>\n\n\n<!-- IMAGE: cta-nif-desk.png \u2014 passport and document on a tidy desk by a Lisbon window -->\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cta-nif-desk.png\" alt=\"Passport and official document on a tidy desk by a bright Lisbon window\"\/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your NIF shows an address outside Portugal, the tax office treats you as a non-resident. With Novomove &#8211; a tax representative is a licensed Portuguese lawyer registered against your NIF, and their Portuguese address becomes your official fiscal domicile with Finan\u00e7as.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/nif-tax-representative\/\">See how tax representation works<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/free-consultation-with-our-expert-team\">Start with a free 15-minute call<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can the Portal das Finan\u00e7as password be emailed to me?<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. There is no reset link and no expedited option. A new password is printed on paper and posted to the fiscal address (domic\u00edlio fiscal) the tax office holds against your NIF, or to your tax representative if one is appointed. Anyone telling you otherwise is guessing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How long does password recovery take?<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tax office&#8217;s own published average is 5 working days. In practice we see closer to 3 to 4 weeks before the letter reaches a representative&#8217;s office in Portugal. That gap is the tax office being slow to issue and send, not the post \u2014 nothing you do at your end changes it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I cancelled my old password but no letter arrived. Why?<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cancelling the old password does not produce a new one. After the tax office confirms the cancellation by email, a fresh registration has to be made on the Portal using the &#8220;Registar-se&#8221; option. Only that triggers a new password. If you have a tax representative, that second step is usually theirs to do \u2014 ask them before doing it yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can I recover the password without remembering my security question?<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes. Email portal-senhas@at.gov.pt. If it comes from the exact address the tax office holds against your NIF, no attachments are needed. From any other address, attach a scan of your identification document and a separate signed cancellation request \u2014 a document you write, print, sign by hand and scan, not the email printed out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the fastest way back into Portal das Finan\u00e7as?<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chave M\u00f3vel Digital, or a Cart\u00e3o de Cidad\u00e3o with authentication codes. Authenticate through Autentica\u00e7\u00e3o.gov and set a new password on the spot \u2014 nothing gets posted. CMD is open to foreign nationals too; here is <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/chave-digital-for-foreigners-how-to-get-it-in-portugal\/\">how to get it<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My old representative requested a password I never received. Can my new one request a fresh one?<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not while the old password exists, even if nobody can find it now. It has to be cancelled first using the email process, and only you can send that request, because the tax office needs your identification document and your signature. Once the cancellation comes through, your new representative can take it from there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do I recover a company&#8217;s password?<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a company NIPC the recovery runs on the security question, and the password is posted to the registered office. Companies set up through Empresa na Hora were issued a password automatically at incorporation \u2014 often before anyone was collecting post at that address. Where the registered email is unknown, it goes through your Contabilista Certificado via a declaration of changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where will the new password be posted?<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To the domic\u00edlio fiscal the tax office holds against your NIF \u2014 not the address you live at, and not the one you type into the email. If a tax representative is appointed, the letter goes through them instead. Check the address on your NIF certificate before starting; our <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.novomove.com\/en\/articles\/13115050-portuguese-nif-certificate-explained-what-each-field-means\">certificate guide<\/a> shows which field it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sources<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everything here comes from the Autoridade Tribut\u00e1ria&#8217;s published guidance: <a href=\"https:\/\/info.portaldasfinancas.gov.pt\/pt\/apoio_contribuinte\/Pages\/Recuperar_senha.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Como posso recuperar senha de acesso?<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/info.portaldasfinancas.gov.pt\/pt\/apoio_contribuinte\/questoes_frequentes\/Pages\/faqs-00245.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Portal das Finan\u00e7as FAQs on password recovery<\/a>. Both are in Portuguese, and the tax office revises them without notice. The timing observations and the representative-switch trap come from our own client cases, anonymised. Checked against the official guidance on 24 July 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">This article is general information, not tax or legal advice. Individual situations differ, tax office practice varies, and rules change. Check your case with a qualified professional before acting. Novomove is a technology platform that coordinates licensed Portuguese lawyers and accountants; tax representation is delivered by licensed Portuguese partner lawyers.<\/p>\n\n\n<!-- ============================================================\nSCHEMA (Article + FAQPage). If your SEO plugin already generates FAQ\nschema from the H3\/paragraph pairs above, delete the FAQPage script\nto avoid duplicate schema. 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A new password is printed on paper and posted to the fiscal address (domic\u00edlio fiscal) the tax office holds against the NIF, or to the tax representative if one is appointed.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How long does Portal das Finan\u00e7as password recovery take?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"The tax office's own published average is 5 working days. In practice, letters take closer to 3 to 4 weeks to reach a representative's office in Portugal. There is no way to speed it up.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"I cancelled my old password but no letter arrived. Why?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Cancelling the old password does not produce a new one. After the tax office confirms the cancellation by email, a fresh registration must be made on the Portal using the Registar-se option. 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