Mexico City Permanent License Appointments Full, Walk-Ins Open

Mexico City drivers who want the permanent driver’s license can show up at vehicle control offices without a booking, the city’s mobility ministry (SEMOVI) confirmed. The online calendar shows no free slots in any of the 22 module options for November 2026, and complaints about the shortage have spread on social media, according to N+ and Ámbito Financiero.

The deadline to apply is Dec. 31, 2026, according to N+. Walk-in spaces depend on daily demand and the capacity of each office, SEMOVI said.

Can I go to a SEMOVI module without an appointment?

Yes. SEMOVI told the outlets that every service area receives people both with and without a booking, so that procedures can be finished. The ministry did not promise a place for everyone: attention at each module is limited by how many people arrive that day.

Appointments are released automatically two weeks ahead, which means new slots appear on a rolling basis. When the outlets checked all 22 module options for November, none had openings.

How much does the license cost?

The fee is 1,500 pesos whether the license is a first-time issue, a renewal or a replacement. It can be paid online, at Treasury service centers, at banks or at authorized supermarkets, according to N+.

Where and when can I apply in person?

The central and mobile modules open Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 14:00 and again from 15:00 to 17:00. On Saturdays they receive people from 09:00 to 13:00.

The fixed and mobile locations named in the reports are:

• Módulo Central Insurgentes and the División del Norte module
• Galerías Plaza de las Estrellas
• The Agencias y Licencias module
• Mobile modules in Cuauhtémoc, Azcapotzalco, Gustavo A. Madero, Iztapalapa, Tláhuac and Tlalpan

Offices inside the boroughs (alcaldías) keep a different schedule: Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 16:00. They operate in Coyoacán, Cuajimalpa (including the Centro Santa Fe office), Gustavo A. Madero, Iztacalco, Magdalena Contreras, Tláhuac, Iztapalapa and Xochimilco.

Is there a way to skip the line?

SEMOVI has set up a digital version of the permanent license that lives in the App CDMX, the city’s official app built by the Digital Agency for Public Innovation. It covers issue, renewal and replacement, and N+ reports it applies to Type A, A1 and A2 licenses as well as the permanent one, for people who already have a record with SEMOVI.

The online process works in four steps:

• Open licenciapermanente.cdmx.gob.mx and log in with a Llave CDMX account, which must be created first if the driver has none.
• Fill in details of the previous license and upload the required documents.
• After the platform validates the data, it generates a payment reference (línea de captura). Pay the 1,500 pesos online, at banks or at authorized centers.
• Download the Constancia de Licencia Permanente, which shows the number of the new license, and link that number in the App CDMX so it appears under “Documentos”.

What does this mean for drivers who need the plastic card?

The digital license and the physical card are separate steps. A driver who later wants the printed card can go to any vehicle control module or borough office without an appointment, bringing the printed constancia and a valid official ID, according to both outlets. Ámbito Financiero describes this as the route for people who need the card urgently before the program ends.

The two reports differ slightly in emphasis. N+ gives the Dec. 31, 2026 cutoff explicitly, while Ámbito Financiero refers only to a deadline that is about to expire.

What should drivers watch next?

SEMOVI releases appointments two weeks in advance, so the calendar updates on a rolling basis. The ministry keeps an online directory of modules with the addresses of its fixed and mobile locations, and the deadline for the procedure is Dec. 31, 2026, according to N+.

Sources: Ámbito Financiero, N+ Noticias