Overview
- Reniec announced on Wednesday that Pope León XIV renewed his electronic Documento Nacional de Identidad, that the DNI has been issued and printed, and that it is ready for delivery.
- The renewal was completed through the Identificación sin Fronteras campaign, in which Reniec and the Foreign Ministry sent registrars to Rome and Milan and processed documents at the Vatican.
- Reniec says the printed card could be delivered to the pope in person during his official visit to Peru scheduled for the first week of November, but the timing and logistics have not been finalized and remain unconfirmed.
- Carmen Velarde, head of Reniec, emphasized that the pope retains Peruvian nationality while noting he is exempt from the legal obligation to vote because of his age.
- The outreach campaign has wider consequences for Peruvians abroad because providing electronic DNI cards enables access to services and, in many cases, allowed diaspora citizens to participate in elections.