For the DUC, I used my own PT online banking to pay to the state of Portugal.
During payment, I input the reference number (of course).
However, it also asked me to input the Taxpayer Number (NIF), where I input my own NIF.
I think this should be the case, right?
Has anyone encountered anything similar?
Yes, I just did this and the payment went through fine. Reference number, your Portuguese NIF, amount, and I attached the DUC. It took 2 days for the AIMI portal to register the payment.
I used Bison Bank, and it was a required field. I am guessing if your bank doesn’t have that field, then it’s probably fine. If you’re not sure, reach out to your lawyer or the bank to confirm.
Thanks for sharing. For Novo Banco, only Taxpayer Number (NIF), DUC reference number and Amount is needed. So I guess it should be fine. I’ll double check with the lawyer to see if the portal has indicated that the amount is received.
Just FYI: when you pay to the state (pagamento ao estado), the reference number of DUC will uniquely identify you with the payment to be made. Your NIF will be required to link you to the payment reference. That’s it! If there is something that works very well in Portugal, this would be it!
I too use Novobanco for payment for my immigration (and other) DUC.