What is NIS? For those who don't know, the NIS refers to Social Identification Number. It represents the registration number granted by the Caixa Econômica Federal beneficiaries of some social program and who still do not have the registration of the PIS (Social Integration Program).
More simply: the NIS It is a kind of “Social CPF” that seeks to simplify and help identify workers who wish to be included in the so-called “social registers” linked to the government.
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With the NIS in hand, interested people can enroll in government social programs, such as the Bolsa Familia. The registration to obtain the number is usually carried out at the headquarters of the city hall of the municipalities.
The NIS is directly linked to the PIS, which is nothing more than the number assigned to formally employed workers in the private sector. For example, if a person who has already obtained the NIS chooses to work under the formal contract regime in some company, both the NIS and PIS numbers will be the same.
The NIS appears both on cards related to social programs and on the work card (CTPS); in the latter in the form of PIS.
What is the difference between NIS and NIT?
the acronym NIT refers to Worker Identification Number. Normally, it is obtained directly from the agencies of the social Security.
The number serves as recognition of the self-employed worker, that is, the one who does not work and who has never worked under the formal contract regime.
Self-employed taxpayer with NIT, just collect the bottom of the National Social Security Institute (INSS)
In case a company wants to hire an employee who only has the NIT, it is necessary to register this worker in the PIS. In this way, both the INSS and the FGTS (Indemnity Fund for Length of Service).
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