Polish · PESEL / urząd gminy
You want to check whether your PESEL has UKR status: what to say in Polish
You want to check whether your PESEL has the UKR status.
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How it's done. The UKR status and a PESEL number with that status give the right to stay, work, receive medical care and benefits; the rules on terms and conditions change, so check current information on gov.pl.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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YOU START
Dzień dobry, chciałbym sprawdzić, czy mam status UKR w systemie.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, KHTSYAHV-bim SPRAHVD-zeetsy, chih mahm STAH-toos Oo-kuh-ehr f sis-TEH-myeh.
Good day, I'd like to check whether I have the UKR status in the system.
Speaking as:
THEY SAY
Poproszę o dokument i numer PESEL.Poh-PROH-sheh oh doh-KOO-maynt ee NOO-mehr PEH-sel.
Your ID and PESEL number, please.
They might also say:
Proszę o paszport i PESEL.
PROH-sheh oh PAHSH-port ee PEH-sel.
Passport and PESEL, please.
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YOU REPLY
Oto paszport. PESEL jest na zaświadczeniu.
OH-toh PAHSH-port. PEH-sel yehst nuh zuhsy-fyuht-CHEH-nyoo.
Here is the passport. The PESEL is on the certificate.
THEY SAY
Dziękuję. Tak, ma pan status UKR i numer PESEL z tym statusem.Dzyayn-KOO-eh. Tahk, mah pahn STAH-toos Oo-kuh-ehr ee NOO-mehr PEH-sel s tim stuh-TOO-sem.
Thank you. Yes, you have the UKR status and a PESEL number with that status.
They might also say:
Sprawdzam w systemie. Status UKR jest przypisany do pana numeru PESEL.
SPRAHVD-zuhm f sis-TEH-myeh. STAH-toos Oo-kuh-ehr yehst pshih-pee-SAH-nih doh PAH-nuh noo-MEH-roo PEH-sel.
I checked in the system. The UKR status is assigned to your PESEL number.
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YOU REPLY
Co mi to daje?
Tsoh mee toh DAH-eh?
What does it give me?
THEY SAY
Status UKR daje prawo do pobytu, pracy, opieki zdrowotnej i świadczeń. Szczegóły są na stronie rządowej.STAH-toos Oo-kuh-ehr DAH-eh PRAH-voh doh poh-BIH-too, PRAH-tsih, oh-PYEH-kee zdroh-VOT-nay ee SYFYAHT-chayn. Shcheh-GOO-vih som nuh STROH-nyeh zhohn-DOH-vay.
The UKR status gives the right to stay, work, healthcare and benefits. The details are on the government website.
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YOU FINISH
Dziękuję, to dla mnie ważne.
Dzyayn-KOO-eh, toh dlah mnyeh VAHZH-neh.
Thank you, that is important for me.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Polish for life in Poland”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Dzień
Dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
chciałbym
KHTSYAHV-bim
verb
I would like
sprawdzić
SPRAHVD-zeetsy
verb
to check
mam
mahm
verb
I have
status
STAH-toos
noun
status
40 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Proszę powtórzyć.
PROH-sheh pof-TOO-zhitsy.
Please repeat that.
Proszę mówić wolniej.
PROH-sheh MOO-veetsy VOL-nyay.
Please speak more slowly.
Co to znaczy?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-chih?
What does this mean?
Similar situations
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