PESEL – is a personal identity number consists of 11 digits, that identifies exactly one person. PESEL number contains date of birth, a unique identification number, gender and a check digit. It is commonly used in contacts with various institutions and in legal transactions e.g.:
- official matters, e.g. wedding, change of residence, inheritance or court matters
- when starting work in the form of: employment contract, contract for specific work or mandate contract
- identification of customers and purchase of certain public services, e.g. monthly pass for public transport
- tax returns of people who do not run a business
- financial services, e.g. opening a bank account, taking out a loan
- setting up your own business, e.g. a self-employed sole trader or civil partnership
- medical care - verification if the person has insurance or indication of the PESEL number on the sick leave
- civil law contracts, e.g. sale or purchase of a car
- and other…
