Overview
- Federal officials are analyzing an Agencia de Transformación Digital proposal for a new national ID credential and have paused the previously planned CURP rollout pending a presidential directive.
- The draft envisions the Health Ministry issuing more than 130 million cards at an estimated 10–15 pesos each, implying a minimum public outlay of about 1.3 billion pesos.
- RENAPO says biometric records for 25,207,058 people were ready as of December 30, 2025, compiled from agencies including SRE, SAT, COMAR and INM.
- The proposed card would show the 18-digit CURP, a photograph and a QR carrying biometric data, plus the holder’s public health affiliation, blood type and organ-donor status.
- State and municipal modules continue registering biometrics—iris scans, ten fingerprints, high-resolution facial photos and signatures—under a legal framework that already designates the CURP as an official ID in physical and digital forms.