Some take bookings, some use queue tickets, many ask you to phone first
The request goes to the residents’ register desk of a commune or city office. At the desk you may have to quote the law that requires a PESEL, and whether a representative can go in your place depends on the office.
Kraków
al. Powstania Warszawskiego 10, 31-541 Kraków
Book through the city’s booking portal and choose the register desk for the city’s first seven districts.
Bring a signed application and valid identity/travel document. For civil-status details supplied, prepare original birth/marriage records and required sworn translations.
Kraków
ul. Wielicka 28A, 30-552 Kraków
Some foreign applicants must attend personally, so check whether your status allows a representative to go for you.
Bring a signed application and valid identity/travel document. For civil-status details supplied, prepare original birth/marriage records and required sworn translations.
Kraków
os. Zgody 2, 31-949 Kraków
If your status allows a representative, they will need your written authority and their own identity document.
Bring a signed application and valid identity/travel document. For civil-status details supplied, prepare original birth/marriage records and required sworn translations.
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Most offices in Barcelona, A Coruña, and Alicante
Most offices in Berlin, Augsburg, and Chemnitz
Most offices in Amsterdam, Alkmaar, and Almelo
Most offices in Aalst, Antwerp, and Ghent
Where to next
See when a PESEL number can be issued without registering an address, who it is meant for and which office takes the request in your city.
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