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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-25112025-267961
EXTRAORDINARY
PART III—Section 4
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 765]
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2025/AGRAHAYANA 4, 1947
UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AUTHORITY OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 25th November, 2025
F. No. HQ-16021/2/2021-EU-II-HQ (E-6538).—In exercise of the powers conferred
by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 54 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and
Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (18 of 2016), the Unique Identification
Authority of India hereby makes the following regulations to further amend the Aadhaar
(Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016, namely:—
1. Short title and commencement. (1) These regulations may be called the Aadhaar
(Enrolment and Update) Third Amendment Regulations, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the principal regulations, for Schedule II, the following schedule shall be substituted,
namely:
SCHEDULE II
[see regulations 10(2) and 19(4)]
Lists of Acceptable Documents for Enrolment and Update
List I - Documents that may be presented to evidence Proof of Identity, Address, Relationship or Date of Birth for enrolment
for Aadhaar of individual up to five years of age
✓ means allowed and X means not allowed.
• Enrolment Type I: Head of the Family (HoF) based enrolment
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| SI. | List of documents | Proof of Relationship | Proof of Date of Birth (PDB) document, |
| No. | (see note below this tabular statement) | (PoR) document, | containing name and date of birth |
| | | containing name of child | |
| | | and name of Head of | |
| | | Family (HoF) | |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 1. | Birth certificate issued under the Registration of | ✓ | ✓ |
| | Births and Deaths Act, 1969 and the rules made | | |
| | thereunder | | |
| 2. | Valid Indian Passport (only applicable for NRIs) | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3. | Document to prove legal guardianship issued by the | ✓ | X |
| | Central government or a State Government authority | | |
| | or a court of law under the relevant Acts (the | | |
| | Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 / the National Trust | | |
| | Act, 1999 / the Rights of Persons with Disabilities | | |
| | Act, 2016) and the rules made under these Acts | | |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
• Enrolment Type II: Document based enrolment
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| SI. | List of documents | Proof of Identity (PoI) | Proof of Address (PoA) | Proof of Date of Birth (PDB) |
| No. | (see note below this tabular statement) | document, containing | document, | document, |
| | | name and photograph | containing name | containing name |
| | | | and address in India | and date of birth |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 4. | Certificate issued on UIDAI Standard Certificate | ✓ | ✓ | X |
| | format by District Child Protection Officer (DCPO) | | | |
| | along with the order of placement of child in a Child | | | |
| | Care Institution (CCI) in Form 18 of the Juvenile | | | |
| | Justice Model Rules, 2016 (as amended in 2022) | | | |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
Documents applicable for Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders, Long Term Visa (LTV) holders, nationals of Nepal and
Bhutan and other foreign nationals who have stayed in India for 182 days or more in the immediately preceding 12 months
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| SI. | List of documents | Proof of Identity (PoI) | Proof of Address (PoA) | Proof of Date of Birth (PDB) |
| No. | (see note below this tabular statement) | document, containing | document, | document, |
| | | name and photograph | containing name | containing name |
| | | | and address in India | and date of birth |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 5. | For Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders | ✓ | X* | ✓ |
| | – Valid foreign passport (along with OCI card) | | | |
| 6. | For nationals of Nepal and Bhutan – | ✓ | X* | ✓ |
| | (a) Passport of Nepal/Bhutan | | | |
| | (b) Valid Nepalese/ Bhutanese Citizenship Certificate | ✓ | X* | ✓ |
| | (along with Limited validity Photo Identity Certificate | | | |
| | issued by Nepalese Mission / Royal Bhutanese | | | |
| | Mission in India) | | | |
| 7. | For Long Term Visa holders - Valid Long Term Visa | ✓ | X* | ✓ |
| | (LTV), issued to minority communities of | | | |
| | Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan (Hindus, Sikhs, | | | |
| | Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians) | | | |
| 8. | For other foreign nationals - Valid foreign passport | ✓ | X* | ✓ |
| | (along with valid visa) | | | |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
* Proof of Address documents as in the "List III - Documents that may be presented to evidence Proof of Identity, Address,
Relationship or Date of Birth for enrolment for Aadhaar Number of individual eighteen years and above of age" will be
applicable.
Note:
(a) Any document listed in the above tabular statement shall be acceptable only if it meets the following conditions,
namely:-
(i) It is currently valid;
(ii) The person in respect of whom such document is issued is entitled for the same;
(iii) The information contained in the document is verifiable from the source; and
(iv) The authority issuing the document has not made any declaration that such document is not a proof of identity,
address, date of birth or relationship for which such a document is presented.
(b) Criteria for acceptability of the documents submitted to evidence identity, address, date of birth and relationship:
(i) A document is accepted as Proof of Identity (PoI) document only if it contains at least the name and photograph
of the individual.
(ii) PoI, PoA, PoR and PDB documents submitted for enrolment must be issued in the name of the individual
seeking enrolment.
(iii) A document is accepted as Proof of Relationship (PoR) document only if it contains at least the name of
individual and name of Head of Family (HoF).
(iv) Name of the individual as mentioned in the supporting document, will be replicated as such in the individual's
Aadhaar. No additional information will be considered for inclusion in the name.
(v) Name and date of birth of the individual across all the documents submitted as PoI, PoR and PDB must be
uniform.
(c) Head of Family (HoF) based enrolment is mandatory for children below five years of age except for children in
Child Care Institutions and foreign nationals.
(d) Criteria for Head of Family and Proof of Relationship based enrolment:
(i) HoF must have a valid Aadhaar before performing HoF based enrolment.
(ii) Any one of the parents or the legal guardian can be HoF.
(iii) Aadhaar number of both the parents is required for HoF based enrolment. In case the child is living with only
one parent or living with a legal guardian, the Aadhaar number of only such parent or legal guardian may be
given.
(iv) Biometric authentication by one of the parents or the legal guardian is mandatory.
(v) The address mentioned in the Aadhaar of HoF will be used for the address in the Aadhaar of the child.
(e) Validity period of the Aadhaar issued to the OCI cardholders, Nepal & Bhutan nationals, LTV holders and other
foreign nationals is specified below:
(i) OCI cardholders - ten years.
(ii) Nepal/Bhutan nationals - ten years.
(iii) LTV holders - till the validity of LTV.
(iv) Other foreign nationals - till the validity of visa.
List II - Documents that may be presented to evidence Proof of Identity, Address, Relationship or Date of Birth for enrolment
for Aadhaar of individual five years and above and less than eighteen years of age
✓ means allowed and X means not allowed.
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| SI. | List of documents | Proof of Identity | Proof of Address | Proof of Relationship | Proof of Date of Birth |
| No. | (see note below this tabular statement) | (PoI) document, | (PoA) document, | (PoR)document, | (PDB) |
| | | containing name | containing name | containing name | document, |
| | | and photograph | and address in | of child and | containing |
| | | | India | name of Head of | name and |
| | | | | Family (HoF) | date of birth |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 1. | Birth certificate issued under the Registration of | X | X | ✓ | ✓ |
| | Births and Deaths Act, 1969 and the rules made | | | | |
| | thereunder | | | | |
| 2. | Valid Indian Passport | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X |
| 3. | Domicile Certificate issued by State Government | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X |
| 4. | Scheduled Tribe (ST) / Scheduled Caste (SC) / Other | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ |
| | Backward Caste (OBC) Certificate issued by Central | | | | |
| | Government / State Government | | | | |
| 5. | Document to prove legal guardianship issued by the | X | X | ✓ | X |
| | Central government or a State Government authority | | | | |
| | or a court of law under the relevant Acts (the | | | | |
| | Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 / the National Trust | | | | |
| | Act, 1999 / the Rights of Persons with Disabilities | | | | |
| | Act, 2016) and the rules made under these Acts | | | | |
| 6. | Certificate issued on UIDAI Standard Certificate | ✓ | ✓ | X | X |
| | format by District Child Protection Officer (DCPO) | | | | |
| | along with order of placement of child in a Child | | | | |
| | Care Institution (CCI) in Form 18 of the Juvenile | | | | |
| | Justice Model Rules, 2016 (as amended in 2022) | | | | |
| 7. | Third gender / Transgender Identity Card / | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| | Certificate issued under the Transgender Persons | | | | |
| | (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and rules made | | | | |
| | thereunder | | | | |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
Documents applicable for Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders, Long Term Visa (LTV) holders, nationals of Nepal and
Bhutan and other foreign nationals who have stayed in India for 182 days or more in the immediately preceding 12 months
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| SI. | List of documents | Proof of Identity | Proof of Address (PoA) | Proof of Relationship | Proof of Date of Birth |
| No. | (see note below this tabular statement) | (PoI) document, | document, | (PoR) document, | (PDB) |
| | | containing name | containing name | containing name | document, |
| | | and photograph | and address in | of individual and | containing |
| | | | India | name of Head of | name and |
| | | | | Family (HoF) | date of birth |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 8. | For OCI cardholders – Valid foreign passport (along | ✓ | X* | X | ✓ |
| | with OCI card) | | | | |
| 9. | For nationals of Nepal and Bhutan – | ✓ | X* | X | ✓ |
| | (a) Passport of Nepal/Bhutan | | | | |
| | (b) Valid Nepalese/ Bhutanese Citizenship Certificate | ✓ | X* | X | ✓ |
| | (along with Limited validity Photo Identity Certificate | | | | |
| | issued by Nepalese Mission/ Royal Bhutanese Mission | | | | |
| | in India) | | | | |
| 10. | For Long Term Visa holders - Valid Long Term Visa | ✓ | X* | X | ✓ |
| | (LTV) document, issued to minority communities of | | | | |
| | Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan (Hindus, Sikhs, | | | | |
| | Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians) | | | | |
| 11. | For other foreign nationals – Valid foreign passport | ✓ | X* | X | ✓ |
| | (along with valid visa) | | | | |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
* Proof of Address documents as in the above list will also be applicable for Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cardholders, or
Long Term Visa (LTV) holders, nationals of Nepal and Bhutan and other foreign nationals seeking enrolment.
Note:
(a) Any document listed in the above tabular statement shall be acceptable only if it meets the following conditions,
namely:-
(i) It is currently valid
(ii) The person in respect of whom such document is issued is entitled for the same;
(iii) The information contained in the document is verifiable from the source; and
(iv) The authority issuing the document has not made any declaration that such document is not a proof of identity,
address, date of birth or relationship for which such a document is presented.
(b) Criteria for acceptability of the documents submitted to evidence identity, address, date of birth and relationship:
(i) A document is accepted as Proof of Identity (PoI) document only if it contains at least the name and photograph
of the individual.
(ii) PoI, PoA, PoR and PDB documents submitted for enrolment must be issued in the name of the individual
seeking enrolment.
(iii) A document is accepted as Proof of Relationship (PoR) document only if it contains at least the name of
individual and name of Head of Family (HoF).
(iv) Name of the individual as mentioned in the supporting document, will be replicated as such in the individual's
Aadhaar. No additional information will be considered for inclusion in the name.
(v) Name and date of birth of the individual across all the documents submitted as PoI, PoR and PDB must be
uniform.
(c) Validity period of the Aadhaar issued to the OCI cardholders, Nepal & Bhutan nationals, LTV holders and other
foreign nationals is specified below:
(i) OCI cardholders - ten years.
(ii) Nepal/Bhutan nationals - ten years.
(iii) LTV holders - till the validity of LTV.
(iv) Other foreign nationals - till the validity of visa.
List III - Documents that may be presented to evidence Proof of Identity, Address, Relationship or Date of Birth for enrolment for
Aadhaar Number of individual eighteen years and above of age
✓ means allowed and X means not allowed
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| SI. | List of documents | Proof of Identity | Proof of Address (POA) | Proof of Relationship | Proof of Date of Birth |
| No. | (see note below this tabular statement) | (PoI) document, | document, | (PoR)document, | (PDB) |
| | | containing name | containing | containing name | document, |
| | | and photograph | name and | of child and | containing |
| | | | address in | name of Head of | name and |
| | | | India | Family (HoF) | date of birth |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 1. | Valid Indian Passport | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 2. | Ration /PDS Photograph Card/e-Ration Card | ✓ | ✓ | X | X |
| 3. | Voter Identity Card /e-Voter Identity Card whose | ✓ | ✓ | X | X |
| | details are displayed online on the website of the | | | | |
| | Election Commission of India or the Chief Electoral | | | | |
| | Officer concerned | | | | |
| 4. | Driving licence | ✓ | ✓ | X | X |
| 5. | Service Photo Identity Card issued by Central | ✓ | ✓ | X | X |
| | Government/ State Government/ PSU/ regulatory | | | | |
| | body / statutory body | | | | |
| 6. | Pensioner Photo Identity Card / Freedom Fighter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| | Photo Identity Card / Pension Payment Order issued | | | | |
| | by Central Government/ State Government/ PSU / | | | | |
| | regulatory body / statutory body | | | | |
| 7. | CGHS/ECHS/ESIC/ Medi-Claim Card issued by | ✓ | X | X | X |
| | Central Government/ State Government/ PSU | | | | |
| 8. | Certificate as per the UIDAI prescribed format, | ✓ | ✓ | X | X |
| | jointly signed and stamped by the Head of Shelter | | | | |
| | Home registered under RPwD Act, 2016 and the | | | | |
| | District Social Welfare Officer (DSWO) / | | | | |
| | Authorized Officer of equivalent rank for disability | | | | |
| | related matters in the district | | | | |
| 9. | MGNREGA/NREGS Job Card and Domicile | ✓ | ✓ | X | X |
| | Certificate issued by State Government | | | | |
| 10. | Scheduled Tribe (ST)/ Scheduled Caste (SC)/Other | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ |
| | Backward Caste (OBC) Certificate issued by Central | | | | |
| | Government/ State Government | | | | |
| 11. | Mark-sheet/Certificate issued by recognised Board | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X |
| | of Education or university or deemed university or | | | | |
| | higher educational institution established by a | | | | |
| | Central or State Act | | | | |
| 12. | Third gender / Transgender Identity Card / | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| | Certificate issued under the Transgender Persons | | | | |
| | (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and rules made | | | | |
| | thereunder | | | | |
| 13. | Certificate issued on UIDAI Standard Certificate | | | | |
| | format by: | | | | |
| | (i) MP/MLA/ MLC/ Municipal Councillor | X | ✓ | X | X |
| | (ii) Gazetted Officer Group 'A'/Employees | X | ✓ | X | X |
| | Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) Officer | | | | |
| | (iii) Tehsildar/ Gazetted Officer Group 'B' | X | ✓ | X | X |
| | (iv) Gazetted Officer at National AIDS Control | ✓ | ✓ | X | X |
| | Organisation (NACO) / State Health Department / | | | | |
| | Project Director of the State AIDS Control Society | | | | |
| | or his nominee (in pursuance of Hon'ble Supreme | | | | |
| | Court Judgment in Criminal Appeal No(s). 135/2010 | | | | |
| | dated 19.5.2022) | | | | |
| | (v) Recognised educational institution (signed by | X | ✓ | X | X |
| | the Head of Institute, only for the institute | | | | |
| | students concerned) | | | | |
| | (vi) Village Panchayat Head/ President or | X | ✓ | X | X |
| | Mukhiya/ Gaon Bura/ equivalent authority (for | | | | |
| | rural areas)/ Village Panchayat Secretary/ Village | | | | |
| | Revenue Officer or equivalent (for rural areas) | | | | |
| 14. | Electricity bill (pre-paid/post-paid bill, not older | X | ✓ | X | X |
| | than 3 months) | | | | |
| 15. | Water bill (not older than 3 months) | X | ✓ | X | X |
| 16. | Telephone landline bill/ post-paid mobile bill/ | X | ✓ | X | X |
| | broadband bill (not older than 3 months) | | | | |
| 17. | Valid sale agreement/ gift deed registered with the | X | ✓ | X | X |
| | Registrar Office, or registered or unregistered | | | | |
| | rent, lease agreement or leave and licence agreement | | | | |
| 18. | Gas bill (not older than 3 months) | X | ✓ | X | X |
| 19. | Allotment letter of accommodation issued by Central | X | ✓ | X | X |
| | Government/ State Government/ PSU / regulatory | | | | |
| | body / statutory body (not older than 1 year) | | | | |
| 20. | Life or medical insurance policy (valid up to 1 year | X | ✓ | X | X |
| | from the date of issue of the Policy) | | | | |
| 21. | Birth certificate issued under the Registration of | X | X | ✓ | ✓ |
| | Births and Deaths Act, 1969 and the rules made | | | | |
| | thereunder | | | | |
| 22. | Prisoner Induction Document (PID) issued by Prison | ✓ | ✓ | X | X |
| | Officer with signature and seal | | | | |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
Document for Head of Family based enrolment of persons in respect of whom a legal guardian has been appointed
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| SI. | List of documents | Proof of Identity | Proof of Address (POA) | Proof of Relationship | Proof of Date of Birth |
| No. | (see note below this tabular statement) | (PoI) document, | document, | (PoR) document, | (PDB) |
| | | containing name | containing | containing name | document, |
| | | and photograph | name and | of individual and | containing |
| | | | address in | name of Head of | name and |
| | | | India | Family (HoF) | date of birth |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 23. | Document to prove legal guardianship issued by the | X | X | ✓ | X |
| | Central government or a State Government authority | | | | |
| | or a court of law under the relevant Acts (the | | | | |
| | Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 / the National Trust | | | | |
| | Act, 1999 / the Rights of Persons with Disabilities | | | | |
| | Act, 2016) and the rules made under these Acts | | | | |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
Documents applicable for Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders, Long Term Visa (LTV) holders, nationals of Nepal and
Bhutan and other foreign nationals who have stayed in India for 182 days or more in the immediately preceding 12 months
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| SI. | List of documents | Proof of Identity | Proof of Address (PoA) | Proof of Date |
| No. | (see note below this tabular statement) | (PoI) document, | document, | of Birth |
| | | containing name | containing name | (PDB) |
| | | and photograph | and address in | document, |
| | | | India | containing |
| | | | | name and |
| | | | | date of birth |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 24. | For OCI cardholders - Valid foreign passport (along | ✓ | X* | ✓ |
| | with OCI card) | | | |
| 25. | For nationals of Nepal and Bhutan – | ✓ | X* | ✓ |
| | (a) Passport of Nepal/Bhutan | | | |
| | (b) Any two of the following documents having the | ✓ | X* | ✓ |
| | same address may be submitted: | | | |
| | (i) Valid Nepalese/ Bhutanese Citizenship | | | |
| | Certificate (acceptable as proof of date of birth | | | |
| | also) | | | |
| | (ii) Valid Voter Identity Card issued by the | | | |
| | Election Commission of Nepal/ Bhutan (not | | | |
| | acceptable as proof of date of birth) | | | |
| | (iii) Limited validity Photo Identity Certificate | | | |
| | issued by Nepalese Mission/ Royal Bhutanese | | | |
| | Mission in India (not acceptable as proof of | | | |
| | date of birth) | | | |
| 26. | For Long Term Visa holders - Valid Long Term Visa | ✓ | X* | ✓ |
| | (LTV), issued to minority communities of | | | |
| | Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan (Hindus, Sikhs, | | | |
| | Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians) | | | |
| 27. | For other foreign nationals - Valid foreign passport | ✓ | X* | ✓ |
| | (along with valid visa) | | | |
| 28. | Valid Registration Certificate or Residential permit | X | ✓ | X |
| | issued by FRRO/FRO to the foreign national | | | |
| | (except OCI cardholders, LTV document holders | | | |
| | and Nepal/Bhutan nationals) | | | |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
* Proof of Address documents as in the above list will also be applicable for Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cardholders, or
Long Term Visa (LTV) holders, nationals of Nepal and Bhutan and other foreign nationals seeking enrolment.
Note:
(a) Any document listed in the above tabular statement shall be acceptable only if it meets the following conditions,
namely:-
(i) It is currently valid
(ii) The person in respect of whom such document is issued is entitled for the same;
(iii) The information contained in the document is verifiable from the source; and
(iv) The authority issuing the document has not made any declaration that such document is not a proof of identity,
address, date of birth or relationship for which such a document is presented.
(b) Criteria for acceptability of the documents submitted to evidence identity, address, date of birth and relationship:
(i) A document is accepted as Proof of Identity (PoI) document only if it contains at least the name and photograph
of the individual.
(ii) A document is accepted as Proof of Relationship (PoR) document only if it contains at least the name of
individual and name of Head of Family (HoF).
(iii) PoI, PoA, PoR and PDB documents submitted for update must be issued in the name of the individual seeking
update.
(iv) Name of the individual as mentioned in the supporting document, will be replicated as such in the individual's
Aadhaar. No additional information will be considered for inclusion in the name.
(v) Name and date of birth of the individual across all the documents submitted as PoI, PoR and PDB must be
uniform.
(c) Criteria for Head of Family and Proof of Relationship based update:
(i) HoF must have a valid Aadhaar before performing HoF based update.
(ii) Any one of the parents or the legal guardian can be HoF.
(iii) Aadhaar number of both the parents is required for HoF based update. In case the child is living with only one
parent or living with a legal guardian, the Aadhaar number of only such parent or legal guardian may be given.
(iv) Biometric authentication by one of the parents or the legal guardian is mandatory.
(v) The address mentioned in the Aadhaar of HoF will be used for the address in the Aadhaar of the individual.
(d) #Request for update of date of birth in Aadhaar shall be accepted, in the following manner:
(i) If date of birth is recorded as declared or approximate:
a. For resident Indians below 18 years of age: Aadhaar number holder shall mandatorily submit birth
certificate as proof of date of birth.
b. For Non-Resident Indian (NRI) below 18 years of age: Aadhaar number holder shall submit birth
certificate or Indian Passport as proof of date of birth.
c. For resident Indians and Non-Resident Indian (NRI) of 18 years and above of age: Aadhaar number
holder shall submit any of the acceptable proof of date of birth documents as specified in the above list.
(ii) If the Aadhaar number holder had earlier submitted birth certificate as proof of date of birth, the Aadhaar
number holder shall submit corrected birth certificate bearing same Birth Registration Number (BRN).
(iii) If the Aadhaar number holder had earlier submitted any proof of date of birth document except birth certificate
(for e.g. Marksheet, Passport etc.), the Aadhaar number holder shall submit corrected version of the same
document or submit a birth certificate.
(iv) In case of date of birth update of woman who has changed her name post-marriage, proof of date of birth
documents issued pre-marriage will be accepted along with evidence of name change (Aadhaar with old name
or marriage certificate with both names).
(e) Request for update of name, gender and date of birth in Aadhaar beyond the limits prescribed in Regulation 19 (3),
update of such information shall be done only in accordance with the process as specified below:
(i) Name[$]
(ii) Gender - [$]
(iii) Date of birth - [@]
(f) In case of child (0-5 years) having name as "Baby of ...." in Aadhaar, the first update request for full name change
shall be allowed by submission of Birth certificate issued under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 and
the rules made thereunder.
(g) Head of Family (HoF) based minor updates in name (viz. addition/ deletion/ change in surname, change in spelling
owing to phonetics, expansion/ abbreviation provided the primary name remains unchanged) of a minor (below 18
years of age) shall be permitted based on Birth Certificate bearing the revised name.
(h) Head of Family (HoF) based address update of Aadhaar may be used in case individual does not have PoA
documents.
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RAHUL KUMAR, Director
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./501/2025-26]
Note: The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4, dated the 14th September, 2016, vide notification number 13012/64/2016/Legal/UIDAI (No. 2 of 2016) dated the 12th September, 2016, and were last amended vide Notification number HQ-16021/2/2021-EU-II-HQ (E-6538), dated the 22nd August, 2025, published on the 22nd August, 2025.
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