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Request On Location
The NIF is assigned at the time of the request, by means of an oral statement
Free
At any time, during the opening hours of the counters
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When can you Request the Individual Tax Identification Number?
At any time, during the opening hours of the counters.
Where can you Request the Individual Tax Identification Number?
On site:
Assistance offices of the Tax and Customs Authority.
Balconies of the Citizen Shops that make the service available.
Branches that make the Citizen Card available upon request.
What is the Price to Request the Individual Tax Identification Number?
It is free.
What is the Deadline to Request the Individual Tax Identification Number?
At the moment, through verbal statement.
Note: If the NIF assignment is made as a consequence of the Citizen Card application, the deadline for the provision of the service is based on the arrival of the request to the Tax and Customs Authority, being on average three days.
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