If you live outside the EU and EEA and have tax dealings in Portugal, you need a tax representative or electronic notifications. We act as your representative, and every letter from the tax office reaches you.
A Portuguese tax representative for applicants who need one, appointed properly and kept current.
For NIF holders who live outside the EU and EEA and own property, work or run a business in Portugal.
Where you live decides this, not your passport. We ask for your country of residence before quoting, so you are not sold a service you do not need.
checkYou live outside the EU and EEA and own property or a vehicle in Portugal, have an employment contract here or are self-employed here: a representative is required, unless you receive tax notices electronically.
checkYou live in another EU or EEA country: no representative is required. You may appoint one so that someone receives and explains the letters.
checkYou hold a NIF but have no tax dealings in Portugal: no representative is required.
checkYou want notices from the tax authority received, translated and acted on for you, whether or not the law requires it.
What's included
3 steps, in order
Three steps, the same shape as every service we run.
1
Share your details
Your NIF, identification and country of residence, which decides whether you need this at all.
2
We appoint the representative
The mandate is signed and registered with the tax authority on your behalf.
3
We receive and forward notices
Anything the tax office sends reaches you, translated and explained.
Timeline
Usually within a few business days
Our preparation
Our part is the mandate and its registration, and we confirm the current expectation on the call.
Authority processing
Registration times at the tax office vary by season. We tell you the current expectation before you commit.
We tell you the current expectation for your route before you commit, and what moved on your file each week after that.
Documents
What you need to have
The confirmed list comes with your quote. Anything marked for confirmation is checked against current rules for your country of residence before you commit.
checkPassport, or national ID for EU citizens
checkYour NIF
checkA signed representation mandate, we prepare this for you
checkThe term of the mandate and what renewing it involves, which we confirm during the assessment
Pricing
EUR 90 per year
No VAT if you live outside the EU. EU residents: EUR 110.70 including 23% VAT, added at checkout.
Per year. Our NIF service includes the first 12 months.
Landing bundle: NIF, NISS, bank account and representation
The four things Portugal asks for first, handled together, one case owner.
EUR 450
No VAT if you live outside the EU. EU residents: EUR 553.50 including 23% VAT, added at checkout.
Questions
About this route
Because the rule follows residence. Residents of the EU and EEA are exempt. Residents of other countries need a representative once they have tax dealings in Portugal, unless they receive tax office notices electronically. We check this first so you are not sold a service your case does not need.
They are your registered address for the Portuguese tax authority: notices, deadlines and correspondence come to them. We receive those, translate them and tell you what if anything needs doing.
Something specific to your case?
Ask us directly and we will come back to you within one business day.
