# Anyway to get an NIF remotely? **URL:** \ **Category:** Residencies & citizenships\ **Tags:** portugal, golden-visa\ **Created:** [November 9, 2020, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/anyway-to-get-an-nif-remotely/30215 "2020-11-09T21:55:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lonerockz](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/f04885/32.png) [@lonerockz](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/lonerockz)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/anyway-to-get-an-nif-remotely/30215/1 "2020-11-09T21:55:20Z")
Hey, folks with Covid travel is pretty risky is there any way to get an NIF remotely? I’m in the USA and there is a local Portuguese consulate. ---
**Author:** ![pbm](https://community.nomadgate.com/user_avatar/community.nomadgate.com/pbm/32/78_2.png) [@pbm](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/pbm)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 9:21am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/anyway-to-get-an-nif-remotely/30215/2 "2020-11-10T09:21:15Z")
> [@NIF application not working - advice?](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/nif-application-not-working-advice/29999): > > Hi, I haven’t been able to apply for NIF - need advice please from someone with recent experience with this. Apparently all foreign citizens, including EU/EEA, now must (?) apply through the online platform [eportugal](https://eportugal.gov.pt/noticias/pedido-de-nif-online-para-cidadaos-estrangeiros-e-recem-nascidos) - [e-Balcão](https://www.acesso.gov.pt/loginRedirectForm?partID=PFIN&path=main.jsp%3Fbody%3D%2Fexternal%2Fcontesp%2Fjsp%2FCONTESPMenuEntrega.do) with a tax representative, however three different people who have tried to log in to be my tax representative have all received a message saying they ‘do not have permission to apply for NIF for someone else’ (they are all Portuguese citizens and residents, one an accou… ---
**Author:** ![pbm](https://community.nomadgate.com/user_avatar/community.nomadgate.com/pbm/32/78_2.png) [@pbm](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/pbm)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 9:21am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/anyway-to-get-an-nif-remotely/30215/3 "2020-11-10T09:21:24Z")