? CURP ?

[meroberts]

This link is for Guadalajara but the summary below applies to us.

http://guadalajarareporter.com/features-...d-one.html

Summary
In October 1996, the federal government issued a decree obliging every person living in Mexico to be assigned a personal identification number to be known as CURP (Clave Unica de Registro de Poblacion or Universal Key for Registration of the Population.) The long-term aim of this program was to simplify bureaucratic procedures and allow dozens of different government institutions to identify citizens with a single ID number.

By using the CURP, dealing with departments such as Hacienda, Inmigracion, Salud, Educacion, the Registro Civil, among others, will, in theory, become more efficient. The govern-ment's long-term aim is for the CURP to take the place of all other official ID numbers, such as a person's RFC (personal tax number), IMSS (Social Security) number and RFE (Student Registration Number). Obviously the program did not take effect overnight. Little by little over the past few years, government agencies have required citizens to obtain their CURPs so they can proceed with official tramites.

In many agencies the CURP is now an obligatory requirement for all procedures.

In addition to government agencies, financial institutions in Mexico, including banks, brokerage firms and investment fund operators such as Lloyd and MultiValores, are required to have on file the CURPs of all their clients who are resident in Mexico (i.e. with FM2 or FM3 status). While many financial institutions have already asked their customers to obtain the numbers, others have left it rather late. According to one source, banks and financial institutions must be provided with the CURP no later than January 31, 2003. Foreigners whose business or home address is not located in Mexico. Non-residents with accounts here (those wih tourist FMT cards) must supply their financial institution with an up-to-date legal address outside Mexico before the January 31 deadline.

The CURP consists of 18 letters and numbers that refer to the person's name, date of birth, gender, birth certificate or immigration document number and place of birth. For foreigners without a passport, a certified translation of one's birth certificate will be accepted.

Here is the information to get it locally:
http://mejoraregulatoria.guanajuato.gob....ora/?q=tys

If you need assistance, contact me.

Martha Roberts
Mexican Living