Contrato de arrendamento - NIF changes

Hi, Welcome.

You can and should withdraw your tax representative. This can be done online:

Create an account on the Finanças website

They mail your password to your tax representative

The tax representative gives you the letter with your password

Logon to Finanças website

Input your address

Remove the tax representative

Update your address as needed

The NIF of a non-resident is a definitive NIF, it is not temporary. Your NIF was created at the Portuguese Tax Authority by your tax representative, right? Do you have access to the Portal das Finanças with your password? Then it is definitive. Check on the portal if your lease contract is registered there. If you don't know how to do these procedures, let us know.

Best Regards

Hi JohnnyPT,

       My NIF was created at financas by my tax resident. Yes I do have  the password(password was initially mailed to my tax representative) to the portal  and I do see my lease there.

question is : once I follow the steps to remove my tax representative, will it also remove/invalidate  the lease- and the landlord has to AGAIN register the lease ? I do not want this and my landlord is overseas and very difficult to get in touch with him to get this done.

Please clarify and many thanks

Hi,

Immigration consultant here. You can only withdraw you FR once you are a resident.

You will have to first need to have your Portuguese address registered at SEF and then you can change it at Finanças.

There are no difference in the NIFs. A NIF is always permanent and you will keep the same number with or without a representative so you won't need to change it on the lease.