Help with your PESEL number

About this service

PESEL is a personal identification number used in Poland.

A PESEL number can be assigned automatically through address registration when the conditions for that route are met.

If you cannot register an address and an office requires a PESEL number, you can apply at a municipal office.

Who it may suit

• People who need help checking whether address registration is the appropriate route.
• People who cannot register an address and have been asked by an office to provide a PESEL number.

How we help

• Review why you need the number and whether you already have one.
• Help you check the relevant route and prepare the application documents.
• Help you understand the office instructions and prepare questions about the required legal basis.

Your next steps

1. Explain what you need

   Tell us which office has asked for your PESEL number. Bring any instructions it has given you.

2. Check the route

   We review your situation against the official guidance and help you identify the relevant documents.

3. Prepare your application

   We help you organise your identity documents and complete the form where a separate application is needed.

Good to know

• A separate application must state the actual legal basis requiring you to have a PESEL number.
• The office asking for your PESEL number should also identify that legal basis.
• The application needs a document confirming your identity and the other details entered on the form.
• Some applicants must submit the application in person, depending on nationality and status.

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