Obtaining information from the National Criminal Register by electronic means (via the e-KRK e-Platform)
In order to obtain a certificate for natural persons by electronic means, you must: have a qualified electronic signature or a signature confirmed by the e-PUAP trusted profile.
Step 1. You must register at https://ekrk.ms.gov.pl/ep-web by clicking on the REGISTRATION tab (https://ekrk.ms.gov.pl/ep-web/registration ) with two applications:
- the first one for natural persons;
- the other one for companies, institutions (e.g., courts).
Step 2. Select the relevant Registration Form: Form for natural persons.
Step 3. Create an account for a natural person on the MS e-Platform by completing the form on the e-KRK website, then, upon completion, confirm that you have read the Scope and Conditions of Use of the e-KRK system, and consent to the processing of personal data.
Step 4. Click on the account activation link sent to the email address provided during the registration process, the link will be valid for 5 days.
The following fees are charged for obtaining information from the National Criminal Register via the e-KRK system:
- PLN 20 – for information about a person;
- PLN 20 – for information about a collective entity.
Payments for obtaining certificates by electronic means should be made only through the payment system available via the e-KRK.
Remember!
- The issued document is signed with a certified signature of a B-KRK employee and does not require official seals.
- Requests/inquiries are processed within 7 days (calculated from the day following the day on which they were submitted).
- The issued document has the form of an XML file that can be saved on an electronic data carrier (CD/DVD, USB stick).
- A printout is not a document.
Any information on how to obtain a certificate from the National Criminal Register by electronic means is available in the manuals:
Materials
e-KRK User Manual for natural personspodrecznik_dla_osoby_fizycznej.pdf 2.43MB e-KRK User Manual for institutional entities
podrecznik_dla_podmiotów_instytucjonalnych.pdf 3.13MB Account opening instructions for institutions
Instrukcja_zakładania_konta_dla_podmiotu_instytucjonalnego.pdf 0.63MB