Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) First Amendment Regulations, 2025 – Revised List of Documents for Proof: Notification

Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) First Amendment Regulations, 2025 – Revised List of Documents for Proof: Notification dated 02.07.2025

UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AUTHORITY OF INDIA

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 2nd July, 2025

F. No. HQ-16024/4/2021-EU-II-HQ(E-5735).—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) First Amendment Regulations, 2025.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the principal regulations, in regulation 27, for sub-regulation (1), the following sub- regulation shall be substituted, namely: —

“Where the Authority is satisfied that more than one Aadhaar number has been issued to the same person, the Aadhaar number assigned the earliest and containing the biometric information of the Aadhaar number holder shall be retained and all other Aadhaar number(s) shall be omitted.

Provided that if none of the assigned Aadhaar numbers contain biometric information of the Aadhaar number holder, the Aadhaar number assigned the earliest shall be retained and all other Aadhaar number(s) shall be omitted.”

3. In the principal regulations, for Schedule II, the following Schedule shall be substituted, namely: —

“SCHEDULE II
[see regulations 10(2) and 19(4)]

List of Acceptable Documents for Enrolment and Update

* Proof of Address documents as in the list of acceptable supporting documents for Aadhaar enrolment (above five years) will be applicable.
#1 For OCI Card holders – Valid foreign passport.
#2 For valid Long-Term Visa (LTV) holders – Long-Term Visa (LTV) document.
#3 For foreign nationals – Valid foreign passport.
#4 For nationals of Nepal and Bhutan – Nepalese / Bhutanese Passport or Nepalese/ Bhutanese Citizenship Certificate.

Note: Any document listed in the above tabular statement shall be acceptable only if it meets the following conditions, namely:—

(a) It is currently valid (unless otherwise expressly provided for above);
(b) The person in respect of whom such document is issued is entitled for the same;
(c) If the information contained in the document is publicly displayed or otherwise accessible to UIDAI online or is verifiable offline through digital means made available by the authority issuing the same, such information is verified if such means are used; and
(d) The authority issuing the document presented to evidence proof of identity, address, date of birth or relationship has not made any declaration in respect of such category of document that such document is not proof of the same.

Important Note:

(a) For resident Indian and non-resident Indian (NRI) born on and after 1.10.2023, Birth Certificate is mandatory.
(b) Head of Family (HoF) based enrolment is mandatory (except for children residing in shelter homes or orphanages and foreign national seeking enrolment) for children below five years of age. Any one of the parent or legal guardian can become HoF.
(c) HoF must have a valid Aadhaar before performing HoF based enrolment.
(d) Aadhaar number of both the parents is required for HoF based enrolment and biometric authentication by one of the parents is mandatory.
(e) Name of the child and HoF must be mentioned in the PoR document.
(f) Name of the individual as mentioned in the supporting document, will be replicated as such in the individual’s Aadhaar.
No additional information like parent/guardian first name, middle name and last name will be considered.
(g) The address mentioned in the HoF Aadhaar will be used in the child’s Aadhaar.
(h) For foreign national seeking enrolment, the Aadhaar issued will be valid only till validity of the visa. However, in case of Nepal/Bhutan nationals, the Aadhaar issued will be valid for a period of ten years.
(i) For OCI card holders, the Aadhaar issued will be valid only for a period of ten years.
(j) For LTV document holders, the Aadhaar issued will be valid only till the validity of LTV document.
(k) HoF is encouraged to provide any of the following Proof of Identity (PoI) documents issued in the name of the child:

(i) Indian passport
(ii) Photo Identity Card/Certificate with photograph issued by Central Government /State Government, such as Domicile Certificate, Resident Certificate etc.
(iii) ST/ SC/ OBC Certificate issued by Central Government /State Government
(iv) Disability Identity Card/Certificate of Disability issued under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017

#1 For OCI Card holders – Valid foreign passport.
#2 For valid Long-Term Visa (LTV) holders – Long-Term Visa (LTV) document.
#3 For nationals of Nepal and Bhutan – Nepalese / Bhutanese Passport or Nepalese/ Bhutanese Citizenship Certificate.
#4 For foreign nationals – Valid foreign passport.

Note: Any document listed in the above tabular statement shall be acceptable only if it meets the following conditions, namely:—

(a) It is currently valid (unless otherwise expressly provided for above);
(b) The person in respect of whom such document is issued is entitled for the same;
(c) If the information contained in the document is publicly displayed or otherwise accessible to UIDAI online or is verifiable offline through digital means made available by the authority issuing the same, such information is verified if such means are used; and
(d) The authority issuing the document presented to evidence proof of identity, address, date of birth or relationship has not made any declaration in respect of such category of document that the same is not proof of the same.

Important Note:
(a) For resident Indian and Non Resident Indian (NRI) born on and after 01.10.2023, birth certificate is mandatory.
(b) A document is accepted as Proof of Identity (PoI) document only if it contains Name and Photograph of the individual.
(c) A document is accepted as Proof of Address (PoA) document only if it contains Name and Address of the individual.
(d) A document is accepted as both Proof of Identity (PoI) and Proof of Address (PoA) document only if it contains Name, Photograph and Address of the individual.
(e) Name of the individual as mentioned in the supporting document, will be replicated as such in the individual‟s Aadhaar. No
additional information like parent/guardian first name, middle name and last name will be considered.
(f) All the PoI, PoA, DoB documents shall be issued on the name of the individual. Documents in the name of the family member/members cannot be considered for enrolment of the other family members.
(g) Head of Family (HoF) based enrolment shall be used in case individual does not have PoI and PoA documents.
(h) HoF must have a valid Aadhaar before performing HoF based enrolment. HoF must accompany the individual during enrolment for his / her Aadhaar Authentication.
(i) The address mentioned in the HoF Aadhaar will be used in the family member‟s Aadhaar.
(j) For foreign national seeking enrolment, the Aadhaar issued will be valid only till validity of the visa. However, in case of Nepal/Bhutan nationals, the Aadhaar issued will be valid for a period of ten years.
(k) For OCI card holders, the Aadhaar issued will be valid only for a period of ten years.
(l) For LTV document holders, the Aadhaar issued will be valid only till the validity of LTV document.
(m) All the documents should be latest and valid (except otherwise specified)

* DoB update of all individual between the age group of 0-18 years mandatorily requires Birth Certificate issued by Authorized Authority of the respective States.

#1 For OCI Card holders – Valid foreign passport.

#2 For valid Long-Term Visa (LTV) holders – Long-Term Visa (LTV) document.

#3 For nationals of Nepal and Bhutan – Nepalese / Bhutanese Passport or Nepalese/ Bhutanese Citizenship Certificate.

#4 For foreign nationals – Valid foreign passport.

Note:

Any document listed in the above tabular statement shall be acceptable only if it meets the following conditions, namely:—

(a) It is currently valid (unless otherwise expressly provided for above);
(b) The person in respect of whom such document is issued is entitled for the same;
(c) If the information contained in the document is publicly displayed or otherwise accessible to UIDAI online or is verifiable offline through digital means made available by the authority issuing the same, such information is verified if such means are used; and
(d) The authority issuing the document presented to evidence proof of identity, address, date of birth or relationship has not made any declaration in respect of such category of document that such document is not proof of the same.

Important Note:
(a) For resident Indian and Non Resident Indian (NRI) born on and after 01.10.2023, birth certificate is mandatory.
(b) A document is accepted as Proof of Identity (PoI) document only if it contains Name and Photograph of the individual.
(c) A document is accepted as Proof of Address (PoA) document only if it contains Name and Address of the individual.
(d) A document is accepted as both Proof of Identity (PoI) and Proof of Address (PoA) document only if it contains Name, Photograph and Address of the individual.
(e) Name of the individual as mentioned in the supporting document, will be replicated as such in the individual’s Aadhaar. No
additional information like parent/guardian first name, middle name and last name will be considered.
(f) PoI, PoA and PDB documents shall be issued on the name of the individual. Documents in the name of the family member/members cannot be considered for Aadhaar update of the other family members.
(g) Head of Family (HoF) based Aadhaar update shall be used in case individual does not have PoI and PoA documents.
(h) HoF must have a valid Aadhaar before performing HoF based update. HoF must accompany the individual during update for his / her Aadhaar Authentication.
(i) The address mentioned in the HoF Aadhaar will be used in the family member’s Aadhaar.
(j) 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 by Authorised Authority under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, read with the rules made thereunder.
(k) Aadhaar update for foreigner national will be conducted at Aadhaar adult enrolment centres only.
(l) For foreign national seeking enrolment, the Aadhaar issued will be valid only till validity of the visa. However, in case of Nepal/Bhutan nationals, the Aadhaar issued will be valid for a period of ten years.
(m) For OCI card holders, the Aadhaar issued will be valid only for a period of ten years.
(n) For LTV document holders, the Aadhaar issued will be valid only till the validity of LTV document.
(o) Please refer Self Declaration for DoB Change — [@]
(p) Please refer Exception Handling Mechanism — [$]
(q) Exception handling process is carried out under jurisdiction of UIDAI Regional Offices and considered only after due diligence of the case by the Regional Office concerned.
(r) All the documents should be latest and valid (except otherwise specified).
(s) In case of date of birth update of woman who has changed their name post-marriage, proof of date of birth documents issued pre- marriage will be accepted along with marriage certificate or any other proof of relationship document evidencing the name change post-marriage.
(t) 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.

@- https://uidai.gov.in/images/SOP_for_DOB_update.pdf
$- https://uidai.gov.in/images/Biometric_exception_guidelines_01-08-2014.pdf
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RAHUL KUMAR, Director
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./208/2025-26]

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 No. HQ-16016/1/2023-EU-I-HQ(E), dated the 25th January, 2024 (published on 27th January, 2024).