How to update your Child’s Biometrics in Aadhaar when they Turn 5 Years and 15 Years of Age

Biometric Update is mandatory in Aadhaar when your child turns 5 Years and 15 years of age, so once your child attends such age group you should take your child to nearest Aadhaar Kendra to get biometrics updated free of cost.

Biometrics data means iris and fingerprint scans, so when children’s below 5 Years are enrolled for Aadhaar their biometrics are not captured as at that time their fingerprints and iris are not developed completely. So once they attend age of 5 Years and 15 Years it is mandatory to get their biometrics updated in their Aadhaar.

So today in this post we will introduce you to method on how to update your child’s biometrics in Aadhaar when they turn 5 Years and 15 Years of Age. You will also know what all are the formalities and steps while updating your child’s biometrics in Aadhaar when they turn 5 Year and 15 Years of Age.

Process on How to update your Child’s Biometrics in Aadhaar when they Turn 5 Years and 15 Years of Age

To update your Child’s Biometrics in Aadhaar, you will have to first find out nearest Aadhaar Center Located in your area, which can be found easily by Locate an enrolment center option found on UIDAI Website.

To know the complete process on how to locate enrolment center in your area just click here.

Once you know the center, just take your child’s Aadhaar, ID Proof, Address Proof and Parents Aadhaar, and walk in to nearest Aadhaar Center along with Parent and the Child.

Take Aadhaar Update Application form from the Aadhaar Center.

Fill out every field in the Aadhaar Update Form which is being asked.

Take photocopies of ID Proof, Address Proof, Aadhaar of Child, and Aadhaar of Parent.

Enclose the copies with the Form and submit it to the verifier of the center.

The verifier will verify the form and the documents, they may also ask for original documents for cross checking.

Once verification is done you will have to move to Aadhaar Operator with the form and the copies of the documents.

The operator will enter all the details of your child in the Aadhaar Software, while the operator enters the details you should make sure that the details entered are correct.

Then your child’s fingerprints, iris and one photograph will be captured.

Once update request has been initiated, you will be provided with Aadhaar Update Acknowledgement Receipt which you will have to keep safely with you until you receive new updated Aadhaar of your Child.

Remember that these two mandatory biometrics update of your child at age of 5 Years and 15 Years, is free of cost and you won’t be charged any fees for it.

That’s it, this is how one can easily update their child’s biometrics in Aadhaar when they turn 5 Years and 15 Years of age.