Overview
- More than 600,000 electronic IDs will be issued at no cost to residents in border areas, high-Andean communities, adults 70 and over, and over 400,000 newborns.
- A promotional rate to obtain the DNIe 3.0 for the first time runs until April 12, 2026 at S/30 for adults and S/16 for minors, including cases processed via inscription, renewal, duplicate or data rectification.
- Citizens must present a valid DNI to vote even if they appear on the electoral roll, after 2,001,447 expired documents were recorded at the October 14, 2025 roll closure.
- Receipts from authorized channels such as Yape, BCP agents, Banco de la Nación and Pagalo.pe are accepted in 2026, and payments made in 2025 remain valid for current procedures.
- Reniec published online tracking guidance and explained the C4 certificate, an informational extract available in person or online for S/4.50 that does not replace the physical DNI; the DNIe 3.0 adds 64 security features with a polycarbonate card, cryptographic chip and QR, and carries 10-year validity for adults and 3 years for minors.