Half of all NIFs are issued within 9 business days and 9 in 10 within 14, measured on the last 30 days and updated daily. We file the same day your documents are complete; Finanças then issues the number. The application costs 39.99 EUR with Coepi, charged once.
Median time to your NIF
9 in 10 NIFs arrive within this time
Delivered within 14 business days
Measured on NIFs delivered in the last 30 days. Updated 26 October 2026. The clock runs from complete documents to the NIF in your inbox.
Business days, Monday to Friday, excluding Portuguese national holidays. Updated 26 October 2026.
Official source: Portal das Finanças, the Portuguese tax authority
Your case reaches our lawyer.
The lawyer checks the fields and files with Finanças, usually the same day.
The part we do not control, and the biggest part of the clock.
Number and confirmation PDF, in your account and by email.
Business days are Monday to Friday, excluding Portuguese national holidays. Median across NIFs delivered in the last 30 days: 9 business days.
A promise is easy to write. A measured number has to be earned, week after week, including the busy ones.
We count 14 business days back, the time 9 in 10 NIFs arrive within. Weekends are skipped; a Portuguese holiday in between can add a day.
No account needed to begin. We create one for you at the end.