# Tax Codes (NIF) and how to get one in Portugal as a non-resident

**URL:** <https://community.nomadgate.com/t/tax-codes-nif-and-how-to-get-one-in-portugal-as-a-non-resident/44922>\
**Category:** Tax and legal\
**Created:** [December 28, 2021, 7:49am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/tax-codes-nif-and-how-to-get-one-in-portugal-as-a-non-resident/44922 "2021-12-28T07:49:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![joanna\_mark22](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@joanna\_mark22](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/joanna_mark22)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2021, 7:49am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/tax-codes-nif-and-how-to-get-one-in-portugal-as-a-non-resident/44922/1 "2021-12-28T07:49:46Z")

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Hi there everyone  
I am new to the Nomad/Gate community and apologise if this topic is already covered.  
I am based in New Zealand and with my wife we want to buy a modest Central Portuguese house for later in my and her working life.  
Getting a NIF (tax code) seems somewhat difficult if you live overseas, and expensive. My question is that it appears some advice says that you cannot do an online application unless it relates to a business application but then I saw that a ‘Nomad’ had suggested that a cheaper version was possible…OR should I use our relative in Portugal who can apparently do it cheaply and in person over there (with our scanned documents). Any feedback would be fantastic.  
Have a great New Year everyone wherever you maybe!  
Thanks  
Mark

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**Author:** ![wkb](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/848f3c/32.png) [@wkb](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/wkb)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2021, 10:32am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/tax-codes-nif-and-how-to-get-one-in-portugal-as-a-non-resident/44922/2 "2021-12-28T10:32:36Z")

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A couple of topics here about NIF that you can check out:

> [@How to get a Portuguese NIF for Non-Residents](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/how-to-get-a-portuguese-nif-for-non-residents/115):
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> Newcomers to Portugal soon learn that they need one particular number for a whole range of everyday transactions in the country: The NIF (Número de Identificação Fiscal), also known as Número de Contribuinte. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://nomadgate.com/nif-portugal-non-residents/](https://nomadgate.com/nif-portugal-non-residents/)

> [@NIF Portugal](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/nif-portugal/24976):
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> Hi all! Need to get Portuguese NIF #s for the whole family as a NON RESIDENTS (currently). Planning on being in PT in August and see at the moment due to Covid-19, that you should make an appointment for the NIF # at a financas or a loja da cidadao. Unfortunately, no one can get through on the telephone number provided. Getting mixed info as well. Some people say you can get a NIF # as a non PT resident as long as you have an EU address which we have. Others say you need to be a resident first.…