Anyway to get an NIF remotely?

[pbm (Philip Broughton-Mills)]

NIF application not working - advice?

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 - e-Balcão 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…