Having a personal tax code while living in another country can be absolutely vital to making sure you can navigate the various steps you will have to take during your move abroad. I’ve come to realize there are a number of you who watch/listen to Not Your Average Globetrotter who are considering a move to Portugal or a move to Italy. In this expat podcast episode about living abroad in these countries, I wanted to compare and contrast what many may consider to be a boring topic, but can actually be quite important: ‘how to use the codice fiscale and how to use the NIF’. It will be a little bit of a brief overview of how to get a codice fiscale and how to get a NIF as well as when to use them. When living in Portugal you may find that the NIF gets asked for more than the codice fiscale that is used I n Italy. However, you do see many similarities between the two personal tax identifiers. When moving to Portugal or moving to Italy having you personal tax number will be extremely important for taking care of some of the most major steps in setting up your new life living abroad and to help things go smoothly. As I’ve mentioned, I think it’s very important if you can get your tax code before arriving in your country of choice so that it’s possible to arrive and hit the “ground running” so to speak.
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The NIF is actually used in supermarkets, hairdressers, restaurants, or other business stores to assure the amount you payed is taxed. You get a remboursement on your annual tax bill in which concerns the IVA. It's a way to diminish the tax evasion. It's also used in many other situations of course, such as contracts of any kind. It's writen on the back of Cartão de Cidadão (our current ID), such as the NHS number and the voter card number. That way all four numbers got inserted in one single card reducing the manufacturing costs and the excessive plastic use.
Hey Rafael, thanks for the great videos. Quick question unrelated to the topic of this video. I am thinking about working remote from Verona or Milan in an Airbnb and I need a very consistent internet connection. Are Ethernet porta readily available in Italy or would this be something I have to ask the Airbnb/ hotel specifically about? Thanks!
New look is a good one.
How much easier is it to navigate through the bureaucracy in Portugal vs Italia ? Part of the reason I left Italy after the most backwards nonsensical way of doing things began to drive me crazy ! lol….
Very informative. Thanks.
sorry Rafi your wrong on one part. I am EU citizin (german nationality with living adres in Amsterdam) and i went to the tax office INSIDE portugal and got my NIF right away. I had to be able to document that i am who i say i am and i had to bring proof that i live where i say i live (if that makes any sense). In anyway no singnatures from third parties needed.
This is great, considering I'm an American with Portuguese and Italian descent and I'm eligible for dual US Italian citizenship via my Grandfather. I've contemplated getting the Italian citizenship for the EU passport just so I can more easily move to Portugal.
Content suggestion: comparing Portugal vs Italy for digital nomads/remote workers. Both are gaining some recognition for favorable taxes, visas, cost of living, quality of life etc
Literally just got my codice fiscale card today. Can confirm that for non citizens in Italy it is Green