What is the discussion of the CURP with biometric data about?
The proposal was made by the Morena bench in 2021 and later, in 2023, it was taken up by senators Olga Sánchez Cordero and Mónica Fernández Balboa, under the name “CURP con foto”, which aims to repeal the General Population Law, enacted on the 7th. January 1974.
However, although on September 25, 2023, the proposal for a new General Population Law advanced in committees of the Senate of the Republic, three days later, on the 28th of the same month, the discussion stopped in the Plenary of the Senate of the Republic.
Until October 2024, the newly established LXVI Legislature has not discussed the issue, therefore has not been approved.
If it begins its discussion, advances and is approved, this reform would assign to the Ministry of the Interior, through the National Population Council, the responsibility of incorporating biometric data, such as fingerprints, in the new CURP with photography.
What data will the biometric CURP have?
According to the project, the CURP with photo will contain name and surname; Unique Population Registry Code; photograph of the owner; place of birth; birthdate; signature and fingerprints; and must be renewed no later than ninety days before its validity ends; which may not exceed 15 years.
In Xalapa, Veracruz, biometric data collection begins
The official of the Civil Registry of Xalapa, Joel Hernández Contreras, invited citizens to carry out the process of registering biometric data and explained that it is a project of the National Population Registry (Renapo) aimed at the next issuance of the Identification Card. Unique Identity.
Through a statement, it was detailed that this ID, which will eventually be mandatory, seeks to link the CURP with biometric data such as fingerprints, digital signature and iris scanning, which are personality traits attributable to a single person. person.
The collection of these data can be carried out on people of all ages, from newborns and children, to older adults,
Xalapa City Council, Veracruz
The official said that to carry out the procedure, Veracruz citizens must go to the Civil Registry Office located on Bulevar Porfirio Díaz S/N, next to the Central de Abasto, and present the following documents:
- Official identification.
- CURP certified by the Civil Registry
- Email.
In the case of minors, the CURP of the minor and the father, mother or guardian must also be presented.
“It is a free procedure that takes 20 minutes and is carried out by Renapo-certified personnel. Data registration is carried out at the Official Office from Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,” he explained.
Personal data is protected in accordance with the provisions of the General Law on Protection of Personal Data Held by Obligated Subjects and other applicable regulations.
