Hi Anne-Marie,
you don't have to be an agent for this. A being "customer" is enough to create a request in the customer portal, depending on your setup this can mean with or without logging in. Have a look at the "customer permissions" and the permission scheme of a service desk project to get a hang of it (doc: Managing access to your service desk).
Best, Max
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