Overview
- Registration opened on October 16 with in-person and digital enrollment and online appointment scheduling through RENAPO or the Mexico City government portal.
- The upgraded credential adds a photo, fingerprints and iris data, with reporting also noting facial recognition and an electronic signature to strengthen identity verification.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum has emphasized that no one will be compelled to provide biometric information to obtain the document.
- The biometric CURP will serve as an official physical and digital identification for public procedures and services across the country.
- Applicants are instructed to bring an official ID such as an INE card, passport or birth certificate, and minors must attend with a parent or legal guardian.