PESEL is a Common Electronic Population Registration System, which is used to collect information identifying the identity and administrative and legal status of a natural person.
Are you a foreigner and need a PESEL number?
Do you want to set up an e-PUAP account? Want to open a personal bank account in Poland? Do you want to deal with official matters via the Internet? – you need a PESEL number!
Foreigners are assigned a PESEL number only upon request. PESEL can be obtained by a proxy.