PESEL. Assistance in obtaining.

1. You can get an identification number at the time of receipt of the registration confirmation (meldunek). We remind you that there is a law in Poland - compulsory registration (obowiązek meldunkowy). According to this law, you are required to obtain registration on the territory of Poland within 30 days from the day of arrival at the place of residence. However, the implementation of this law is checked less and less often, if at all.

2. On the basis of “identification of taxpayers”. It is necessary to indicate the following reason on the application: “powołujując się na art. 3 ust. 1 pkt 1 ustawy o zasadach ewidencji i identyfikacji podatników i płatników (Dz. U. z 2020 r. poz. 170, z późn. zm.), w związku z art. 7 ust. 2 i w zakresie określonym w art. 9 ust. 4 ustawy o ewidencji ludności (Dz. U. z 2021 r. poz. 510).” Please note that all civil servants in Poland have different degrees of knowledge of the law. There is a possibility that a PESEL number may be refused on the grounds mentioned in the second paragraph. You can also try to obtain a PESEL number on the grounds mentioned in the following paragraph: 3. Rozporządzenie Ministra Cyfryzacji w sprawie profilu zaufanego i podpisu zaufanego - another basis for obtaining an identification number. In simple words: the basis for obtaining a pesel number is the desire to obtain Profil Zaufany - an electronic digital signature.