Pesel

The tax number of Poland (Pesel) is a digital code that every taxpayer needs to register with the fiscal authorities.

Your Polish tax number does not change throughout your life. Pesel in Poland you will need:

Employment in the company;
Starting a business in Poland;
Opening bank accounts;
Loan processing;
Buying or selling real estate, a car;
In any other financial transactions related to the payment of taxes;
Registration of social payments.

To get Pesel, you need to contact the territorial public service authority in Poland:

at the place of residence under a lease agreement;
at the place of receipt of income;
you can get a tax number when you apply for a digital electronic signature.

These requirements apply to everyone who submits documents, regardless of whether he is submitting his documents or acting as someone's representative.

A Polish Pesel number can be obtained by:

an adult citizen of Poland;
parent or guardian for the child;
non-resident for paying taxes in Poland;
legal representative or authorized person.

To register the Pesel tax code, you need the following documents:

a certified copy of a foreign passport without translation;
a certified copy of a foreign passport without translation;
lease agreement for residential real estate;
statement;
affidavit of the agreement for obtaining an electronic digital signature.