Update Aadhar Card Address Name Gender DOB

The details in Aadhaar can be updated at Aadhar Seva Kendra, Post Office or Bank. Alternatively, Aadhaar Card details can also be updated online at the comfort of your home or office. So in this guide, we will briefly discuss how to update Aadhar Card via all these available channels.

All the channels available to update Aadhar Card is unique on its own and has some limitations, user as per their convenience can use any of these methods available to update aadhaar details.

When to Update Aadhar Card

If your Aadhaar was issued more than 10 years back and since then it was not been updated OR if you have received Aadhaar document update notice SMS from UIDAI stating “Aadhaar XXXX Needs Document Update. Use this service at myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in or visit an Aadhaar Centre with Proof of Identity & Address documents – UIDAI” OR Your Aadhaar needs “Document Update”. Kindly click to upload your Proof of Identity and/or Proof of Address documents. Then for such cases you should go for Aadhaar Document Upload and not Update Aadhaar, below is the link of Document Upload Process.

Below is the chart which explains which all fields in Aadhaar can be updated via particular channel.

Through the online channel of Aadhaar Update, you can only update Address, and Language. Rest all details such as Name, Date of Birth, Gender, biometrics, mobile number, and email address can only be updated through Offline Channel which is Aadhaar Seva Kendra or Post Office or Bank. However for mobile number update there is a special arrangement of door step service by India Post known as IPPB Aadhaar Mobile Number Update, and this service is applicable for IPPB Customers as well as non IPPB customers. So these are the only limitation of updating your Aadhaar Online.

Depending upon the fields which you wish to update, you will need to furnish the supporting documents, and below is the complete list of supporting documents.

Documents to Update Aadhar Card

Proof of Address (PoA) documents Containing Name and address

POI (Proof of Identity) documents containing Name and Photo

DOB (Date of Birth) documents containing Name and DOB

POR (Proof of Relationship) documents containing Name of applicant and Name of HoF (Head of Family)

Process to Update Aadhar Card Online

Updating Aadhaar Card Details Online option helps a lot for those who have errors in their demographic details of Aadhaar, if there is any spelling mistake or error in your Aadhaar Card than you can easily rectify it by using the Update Aadhar Card Data Online Option found on the Official UIDAI Portal.

But the service of updating Aadhaar online is no more free as it used to be earlier. Now you need to pay for every Aadhaar update request which you place online.

To be able to update your Aadhaar Card Details Online, first of all, your mobile number should be registered with your Aadhaar, you should have an internet connection, computer or laptop or smartphone, payment mode such as Credit/ Debit Card or Net Banking and self-attested supported document’s scanned copies stored on your computer or laptop or a smartphone in .jpg, .pdf, .tiff, .jpeg, or .png format.

As mentioned earlier through the online mode of update you can only update your Aadhaar demographic details such as name, date of birth, gender, address, and language.

And to proceed with demographic detail update online in your Aadhaar, having a valid mobile number linked with your Aadhaar is mandatory. Without having a registered mobile number, you cannot update your Aadhaar Address Online. So make sure you keep the registered mobile number accessible with you while this process and also make sure you have scanned the above-supporting documents on your device from which you are submitting the request for the demographic data update in Aadhaar.

To update Aadhar Card Online visit the official UIDAI Website https://uidai.gov.in/

Make selection of language in which you wish to access the website

Under Update Aadhaar Section click on Update Demographics Data & Check Status

myAadhaar page will open, which will list up various options

From myAadhaar page, just click on the login button which is appearing on top right side corner

In the form you will need to enter your 12 digits Aadhaar Number, solve the captcha code and click on the Send OTP button

You will receive a one-time-password on your registered mobile number, you need to enter the same in the enter OTP field and click on the login button

Now you will be logged in with your Aadhaar Number, once logging in, in the same myAadhaar page you will be able to see Address Update under services section

Just click on the Address Update for Updating Address in Aadhar and it will take you to a new page

From this page you will be asked to Please select the type of Online Aadhaar Update, from Update Aadhaar Online or Head Of Family (HOF) based Address Update

Update Aadhaar Online can be selected if you have valid documents to update your Aadhaar and Head Of Family (HOF) based Address Update can be selected by those who doesn’t have documents and they wish to update their Aadhaar producing Head of Family Documents

Click on Update Aadhaar Online, On next page update process will be explained, here you need to click on the Proceed to Update Aadhaar button appearing at the button

Select the demographics field to update from the list. Through this online portal, you can update your Name (minor correction only), Date of Birth(DOB), Gender, Language, and Address

One thing which you need to note down that fields such as name (including first name middle name, surname), date of birth, and gender can be updated a limited number of times as being a human these data don’t get updated again and again. So below are the limitation chart of name, gender, and date of birth update set by the UIDAI.

You can update your name if the change is minor and includes:

At once you can even select multiple options to update

Once selecting the field to update, click on the Proceed to Update Aadhaar

On next page, you will get to see your current details, and below you will need to enter the new details

Once filling up the details the details which you had entered will be translated in local language and it will be be populated in the below field, you need to upload the document as per the supported document list

Select the Aadhar Card Address Change Documents from the list which you will be uploading

Once selecting the document from the list a Document Advisory notice will display, just click on Okay button to proceed

To update aadhar upload documents, Click on View Details and Upload Document

This will bring a popup, from which you need to select Continue to Upload and upload the document (Note down that the aadhaar document upload size must be below 2 MB and should be in JPEG, PNG or PDF format)

You can either update document manually or if you have the documents in your DigiLocker account then you can sync the documents from there by selecting the appropriate document from the list

Once uploading the document click on the next button

If you have selected multiple fields to update then you need to enter the details one by one by clicking on the Next button. For updating multiple fields you will need to upload a document for every field like:

Once filling and uploading the documents, on next screen you will get the preview page

Here you will get the chance to review your details entered

Your entered demographic details preview will be displayed with the document uploaded, just have a cross-check on entered details and if everything is correct, solve the captcha code, click on send OTP and enter the received OTP in the enter OTP field and accept the conditions by tick marking on “I hereby confirm that, I have read the instructions carefully and the information provided by me to UIDAI is true and correct” and click on the make payment button

In order to submit a demographic update request, you need to make the payment using Credit Card/ Debit Card, or Net Banking. Making the payment is mandatory to submit the update request.

Once making the payment, on the next screen your Acknowledgement receipt for the SSUP Demographics update will be displayed

You can download the Acknowledgement receipt by clicking on the download button for future reference. And the status of your update request can be tracked online using the URN Number (Update Request Number) found on the receipt.

Your application may take 1 to 7 weeks to get processed, so you will need to keep an eye on the status of your request as well as you will be notified via SMS. Your request will be verified by UIDAI’s internal quality check operators. At this stage provided demographics data will be checked against the supporting document. If there is a mismatch, your request is likely to be rejected. On completion of the quality check process, you will receive an SMS notification containing the Enrolment ID an outcome. After a few more validations by backend software, your request processing will be completed. You will get an SMS notification on the outcome.

And once your update request gets approved and processed, your Aadhaar physical copy with new details will be dispatched to your registered address via Speed Post which could take up to 1 month of time after your update request gets approved.

This is how you can get your Aadhar address, name, date of birth, gender, and language changed online if you have shifted to a new address or if your details were incorrectly mentioned on your Aadhaar Card.

For any reason while the update process if you close the page, then it will be stored as draft which you can see under Request Section once you login with your Aadhaar.

You can just click on resume option to resume with your update process. And even you can delete the last uncompleted request by clicking on delete and then later on start fresh.

Update Aadhaar through Enrolment Center or Bank

By visiting Aadhaar Enrolment Center or Bank you can almost correct or update every detail in your Aadhaar Card like Name, Address, Date of Birth, Age, Gender, Mobile Number, Email id, relationship details, photograph, iris, and fingerprints. In one go you can update multiple fields in your Aadhaar through this offline mode.

To update your Aadhaar Card you will have to visit the nearest Aadhaar Enrolment Center or Bank in your location which you can find by clicking here.

You can get Aadhaar update form from the center or else you can be prepared at home only by downloading the form from here.

Fill out the form completely with correct details that you want to update. To know how to write application for aadhar card correction click here. Along with the duly filled Aadhar Card Correction Form you will also have to carry original documents for verification and a copy of your existing Aadhaar Card. You can find out the list of supporting documents by clicking here.

Walk in to Aadhaar Enrolment Center with Form and the documents

Handover the form with documents to the verifier

The verifier will cross check your details in the form and documents and return back you the original documents

You will be asked to have a seat at the operator desk

The operator will enter the information which needs to be corrected or updated

All necessary information will be captured and you will be handed over with Aadhaar Update Receipt

You will have to keep the update receipt safe with you until your new details get updated in your Aadhaar and until you receive a new Aadhaar Card.