A foreign national with an address in Portugal may request the NIF (tax number), the NISS (Social Security number) and the SNS número de utente at the same time. This is an optional convenience — the NISS is not a prerequisite for the SNS número de utente.●Verified ·
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gov.pt — Como pedir o NIF e o NISS para pessoas estrangeiras
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Initial captureA foreign national with an address in Portugal may request the NIF (tax number), the NISS (Social Security number) and the SNS número de utente at the same time. This is an optional convenience — the NISS is not a prerequisite for the SNS número de utente.
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