Getting a PESEL Number in Poland

Document Checklist

wniosek o nadanie numeru PESEL Application for assignment of a PESEL number Required for: Application route only — not needed when the number is assigned automatically on residence registrationFormat: Downloadable PDF or collected at the municipal office; completed and signed by handLanguage: The downloadable form is in Polish If you do not read Polish, arrange help completing the form; it must be hand-signed.
dowód osobisty Identity document Purpose: Confirms your identity and the data you enter in the applicationRequired for: Application route
Document confirming the legal basis Purpose: Shows the actual legal basis obliging you to hold a PESEL numberHow to obtain it: The office requiring the number, such as the social-insurance institution (ZUS) or the tax office, should provide the legal basis you cite The application route cannot proceed without stating the actual legal basis for the obligation to hold a PESEL number.