The team behind your NIF.
NIF Express is the online Portuguese NIF service of Blue Ocean Immigration (BOCEAN IMMIGRATION PORTUGAL, LDA, NIPC 519043731), a private immigration consultancy in Lisbon with in-house lawyers. It is not the Tax Authority.
Why we built NIF Express
NIF Express is operated by Blue Ocean Immigration (bocean.pt), which has been guiding non-residents through Portuguese bureaucracy for years: Golden Visas, D7 visas, residency permits, real estate transactions, fiscal representation.
Blue Ocean Immigration noticed that almost every new client started with the same painful question: “How do I get a Portuguese NIF without flying to Lisbon?” NIF Express was built so that the answer comes from a registered company in Lisbon that can also act as your fiscal representative.
So Blue Ocean Immigration built NIF Express, a focused, transparent service for the one thing most foreigners need first: a Portuguese tax ID (the NIF), plus the yearly fiscal representation that comes with it.
BOCEAN IMMIGRATION PORTUGAL, LDA is a Portuguese immigration consultancy with an office in Lisbon and in-house lawyers. It answers under Portuguese law for the work done for NIF Express clients.
- Trade name
- Blue Ocean Immigration
- Legal name
- BOCEAN IMMIGRATION PORTUGAL, LDA
- NIPC
- 519043731
- Office
- Av. da Liberdade 67B, 3.º, 1250-140 Lisboa, Portugal
- Languages
- Website in 8 languages · Client support in English and Portuguese
Supervising lawyer on every filing: Ícaro Couto, Chief Legal Officer · Lawyer, Ordem dos Advogados, licence 67883F.
Is NIF Express legitimate? Who is behind it
NIF Express is the online Portuguese NIF service of BOCEAN IMMIGRATION PORTUGAL, LDA, trading as Blue Ocean Immigration. Everything below can be checked independently before you pay.
- Service
- NIF Express (nif-express.com): Portuguese NIF application with fiscal representation, filed online
- Legal name
- BOCEAN IMMIGRATION PORTUGAL, LDA
- Trade name
- Blue Ocean Immigration
- NIPC
- 519043731
- Office
- Avenida da Liberdade, n.º 67B, 3.º B, 1250-140 Lisboa, Portugal
- Lawyer
- Ícaro Couto. Chief Legal Officer. Lawyer registered with the Ordem dos Advogados (Portuguese Bar Association), licence (cédula) 67883F.
- Phone, Lisbon
- +351 21 824 7167
- Phone, USA and Canada
- +1 888 488 8135
- [email protected]
- Support hours
- Monday to Friday, 10:00–17:00 (Lisbon time)
- Blue Ocean group
- Blue Ocean Immigration (bocean.pt) · Reside Portugal (resideportugal.com)
- Legal status
- Private consultancy. Not the Tax Authority (Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira) and not a government service. The NIF itself is free of charge at the Tax Authority.
What NIF Express does
- Prepares the Power of Attorney, the Fiscal Representation Declaration and the bilingual Service Agreement for your NIF application.
- Files your NIF application with the Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira, under a Power of Attorney, with a lawyer registered with the Ordem dos Advogados supervising.
- Acts as your fiscal representative in Portugal for the first year, included in the €49.99 adult price (€74.99 for minors).
- Forwards the Tax Authority mail to you, including the portal access password that arrives about 7 business days after the NIF is issued.
What NIF Express does not do
- It does not issue the NIF. The Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira issues it, free of charge, and decides if and when.
- It is not the Tax Authority, a government agency or an official website.
- It does not promise a State decision or deadline. 5–14 business days is the typical range after the signed documents arrive.
- It does not give legal advice about your personal situation. The website describes the process in general terms.
Where else to find NIF Express
- Blue Ocean Immigration · bocean.pt
- Reside Portugal · resideportugal.com
- Trustpilot · Blue Ocean Immigration
- LinkedIn · Blue Ocean Immigration
- YouTube · @blueoceanimmigration
- Google Maps · Avenida da Liberdade 67B, Lisboa
- App Store · NIF Express
How to verify
Company: search NIPC 519043731 in the Portuguese commercial registry (Registo Comercial). Lawyer: search licence 67883F in the Ordem dos Advogados directory.
What makes us different
The company is your fiscal representative
BOCEAN IMMIGRATION PORTUGAL, LDA (NIPC 519043731) is registered as your representative. The Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira sends mail to the NIF Express office in Lisbon, NIF Express forwards it to you and handles the responses.
Avenida da Liberdade, minutes from the Tax Authority
The NIF Express office at Av. da Liberdade 67B sits in central Lisbon. When the Tax Authority needs original signatures or wants to clarify a detail, the team walks over and resolves it the same day. Clients abroad never feel the friction.
Bar-registered in-house lawyers
Every Power of Attorney is signed by a lawyer registered with the Ordem dos Advogados de Portugal. That gives you formal, legal representation before the Autoridade Tributária, not a workaround.
Cancel any time, no traps
The annual fiscal representation renews automatically at the same amount as the previous period, with an email at least 30 days before each charge. Cancel from your portal in two clicks. NIF Express then formally informs the Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira that it is no longer your representative.
Beyond the NIF: full immigration support
If you decide to move to Portugal (D7 visa, Golden Visa, residency permit), Blue Ocean Immigration handles everything. NIF Express clients get priority on follow-up services at bocean.pt.
Independent reviews on Trustpilot.
Blue Ocean Immigration, the company behind NIF Express, is listed on Trustpilot, an independent platform where clients share their experiences in their own words. Read what people who needed a NIF say about working with Blue Ocean Immigration.
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