This will be the new permanent driving license in Mexico City: changes, how much it would cost and when it would arrive

( Spanish) – After several years out of circulation, the permanent driving license process could return to Mexico City.

The head of Government of the capital, Clara Brugada, assured at press conference This Monday he will send an initiative to the Congress of Mexico City to reform the local Tax Code and allow the right to this type of license.

He added that, if approved by the local Congress, the Government of Mexico City could begin issuing the permanent license as of November 2024. The process would be open until December 2025.

Currently, permanent driver’s licenses are valid in Mexico City for those who obtained them before 2007.

According to Brugada, people who already have a license will be able to renew it “automatically.”

People who process their license for the first time must take an exam, explained the head of Government. This evaluation will be possible to carry out in the modules of the Mexico City Mobility Secretariat (SEMOVI).

The cost of the permanent license will be 1,500 Mexican pesos (approximately US$ 77).

Currently, for the issuance, renewal and replacement of driving license type A, A1 and A2, including the Permanent one, the requirements are the following:

1. Valid official identification (original and simple copy). It can be the Military Service card, the voting credential (INE), the passport, the residence card, the professional ID with photograph or the Mexico City driver’s license.

2. Proof of address (original and copy that is not more than three months old). It can be the property tax or water bill, a bank or telephone account statement, or the electricity bill.

3. Capture line paid with Key 03.