Commonly Asked Questions
Commonly Asked Questions
1. Why should I submit the identity and address documents for my Aadhaar?
Updated supporting documents for identity and address for Aadhaar enable ease of living, better
service delivery and accurate authentication. Therefore, submitting recent identity and address
documents is in the interest of the Aadhaar number holder.
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Bhamashah, Domicile Certificate, Resident Certificate, JanAadhaar, MGNREGA/ NREGS Job Card, Labour Card
etc.
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Issued under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017
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Issued under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019
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Issued by a Gazetted Officer of National AIDS Control Organisation or the Project Director of a State AIDS
Control Society
(b) Duly signed and stamped Scheduled Commercial Bank / Post Office passbook with
photograph
(c) Duly signed and stamped Scheduled Commercial Bank / Post Office account/credit-card
statement (not more than three months old)
(d) Valid rent, lease or leave & licence agreement
(e) Certificate issued in UIDAI Standard Certificate format by MP, MLA, MLC, Municipal
Councillor, Group 'A' or ‘B’ Gazetted Officer, EPFO Officer or Tahsildar
(f) Certificate issued in UIDAI Standard Certificate format by Village Panchayat
Head/Secretary, Village Revenue Officer or equivalent (for rural areas)
(g) Certificate issued to a student in UIDAI Standard Certificate format by the head of the
recognised educational institution concerned
(h) Property tax receipt (not more than one year old)
(i) Valid registered sale agreement or gift deed
(j) Government/statutory-body/PSU-issued accommodation allotment letter (not more than
one year old)
(k) Life or medical insurance policy (not more than one year old)
(1) Go to https://myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in/, and log in using your Aadhaar number and one-time
password (OTP) received on your registered mobile number.
(2) Check your identity and address details displayed in your profile.
(3) If the details displayed in your profile are incorrect, take action as described in response to
Question 5 below.
(4) If the details displayed in your profile are correct, please click on the tab ‘I verify that the
above details are correct’.
(5) Select the identity document from the drop-down menu that you wish to submit.
(6) Upload your identity document (size less than 2 MB; file format JPEG, PNG or PDF)
(7) Select the address document from the drop-down menu that you wish to submit.
(8) Upload your address document (size less than 2 MB; file format JPEG, PNG or PDF).
(9) Submit your consent.
5. If the address displayed in my profile does not match with my current address, what
should I do?
(1) Please click the link in ‘If there is mismatch in the Address, click here’, below the ‘I verify
that the above details are correct’ tab.
(2) Fill in the address details in the form displayed.
(3) Select the address document from the drop-down menu that you wish to upload.
(4) Upload your address document (size less than 2 MB; file format JPEG, PNG or PDF).
(5) Make the necessary payment.
(6) Submit your request.
6. If any identity detail (name, gender or date of birth) does not match my actual
identity details, what should I do?
(2) For locating nearby Aadhaar centres, click on the ‘Centres Nearby’ tab. Enter your location
details to view nearby Aadhaar centres.
(3) For locating the Aadhaar centres within your PIN code area, click on the ‘Search by PIN
Code’ tab. Enter your area PIN code to view Aadhaar centres in that area.
For submission of documents at an Aadhaar centre, the applicable charge is Rs. 50.
Updating the documents is desirable for enabling ease of living, better service delivery and
accurate authentication. Therefore, it is in your interest to submit the documents at an early date.