Overview
- A 2025 change to the Ley General de Población made a CURP that includes fingerprints and a photograph the national identification document and required physical and digital availability.
- RENAPO is capturing ten fingerprints, a facial photo, images of both irises and a digitized autographed signature during in-person registrations.
- Adults must give consent with a digital autographed signature and the process usually takes about 15 minutes with a certified CURP and valid photo ID required.
- Implementation has progressed through select modules and pilots rather than a full rollout, concentrating services in places like the RENAPO central office in Mexico City and states including Yucatán and Chihuahua.
- People who complete biometric capture currently receive an emailed PDF acknowledgement instead of a broadly issued physical CURP, leaving the government’s operational model for the mandated card unresolved and raising access gaps for citizens.