Updating your Aadhaar
You change your address, mobile number, name, date of birth, photo or other details in Aadhaar, online or at an Aadhaar centre.
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Published on 12-11-2026. Not every fact has been checked against its official source yet: confirm at the office.
For whom: Anyone in Andhra Pradesh who has an Aadhaar and needs to change or correct a detail in it, or to give fresh documents or biometrics.
Answer the questions below first. Then the documents and steps open.
1Your situation
We show only what your answers need.
- What do you need to change in your Aadhaar?
- Can you receive an OTP on the mobile number linked to your Aadhaar?
- Can you change it in UIDAI's "Aadhaar" app? (Of the two, the app changes only the mobile number; it needs a smartphone and the old number still working)
- Have you changed this detail before? A name can be changed twice in a lifetime, and the date of birth and gender once each.
Your answers stay on this phone.
Each step below says who it is for. Confirm yours at the office, then change your answer here.
2Documents you need
Tick the ones you have. They are kept in this browser.
Details
The Aadhaar letter, e-Aadhaar, PVC card, or just the Aadhaar number.
Sources: 4, 3, 8
Details
The same form used for enrolment: tick "Update" and fill in only what changes. Form 1 for 18 and over, Form 3 for ages 5 to under 18, Form 5 for a child under 5. Fill it only in English capital letters.
If you don't have it: The Aadhaar centre gives it. You can also download it from the "Enrolment & Update Forms" page of the UIDAI website.
Sources: 8, 17, 18, 19
Details
What the photo must look like- Size: 35 × 45 mm (width × height)
- In colour
- You need this photo only if you give the certificate in UIDAI's format as your proof.
- A recent colour photo.
- Paste it in the photo box of the certificate, without covering the text boxes.
- The certifying officer signs and stamps across the photo and the paper.
Any one of: Indian passport; ration card; voter ID card; service or pensioner photo card; Kisan photo passbook; MGNREGA job card together with a domicile certificate; marriage certificate issued by the government; SC/ST/OBC caste certificate; a bank passbook with photo, bank seal and an official's signature, or a post office savings passbook; a sealed and signed bank, credit card or post office statement not older than 3 months; an electricity, water, gas, phone or broadband bill not older than 3 months; a property tax receipt not older than a year; a registered sale or gift deed, or a rent or lease agreement; an insurance policy within a year of issue; a certificate in UIDAI's format from an MP, MLA, MLC, municipal councillor, Tahsildar, gazetted officer, or in villages the sarpanch, panchayat secretary or Village Revenue Officer (valid for 3 months). The full list is List IV of UIDAI's list of documents. If you have no proof in your own name: you can take the address in the Aadhaar of a head of family living in the same house, with their consent. The head of family must be 18 or over and be your mother, father, legal guardian, husband or wife, child (or ward), brother or sister. It needs a document showing the relationship, or a self-declaration by the head of family in UIDAI’s format (valid for 3 months).
If you don't have it: In Andhra Pradesh, the list of AP Seva services at village and ward secretariats includes an "Address Certificate for Aadhar enrollment/Update". If you have no other proof in your name, ask at your secretariat.
Not confirmed: We found no official document giving the fee, the time taken or who signs the secretariat's address certificate. Ask at the secretariat.
Sources: 5, 1, 8, 13, 17
Details
Any one of: Indian passport; ration card; voter ID card; driving licence; service or pensioner photo card; Kisan photo passbook; CGHS/ECHS/ESIC card; MGNREGA job card together with a domicile certificate; a government marriage certificate or a family court divorce decree (plus a photo ID in the old name if it has no photo); SC/ST/OBC caste certificate; mark sheet or certificate; transgender identity card (also valid for a change of gender or full name). To change the first name or the full name: a Gazette notification, together with an old identity proof in the old name; the address in the Gazette must match the one in your Aadhaar. The name goes into Aadhaar exactly as it is on the document.
Sources: 5, 1
Details
Any one of: birth certificate; Indian passport; service or pensioner photo card; mark sheet or certificate; transgender identity card. Under 18, only the birth certificate is accepted. If you gave a birth certificate before, give the corrected birth certificate with the same registration number (BRN). If you gave another document before, give a corrected copy of that document or a birth certificate. A woman whose name changed after marriage may give a document from before the marriage, with proof of the name change (such as the Aadhaar in the old name or a marriage certificate with both names). Without one of these documents the date of birth is not changed.
Sources: 5, 2
Details
The first change of gender needs no document. To change it again after that: a medical certificate, or a transgender identity card.
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Nothing to get ready before these steps.
3Your steps
· Do them in order. Tick each one when it is done.
- Do this nowIf: AddressIf: Yes
Log in to the myAadhaar website with your Aadhaar number and the OTP sent to your linked mobile.
Choose "Address Update" and type the new address in English; it is turned into Telugu by itself, and you can correct it. Upload a clear colour scan (PDF or JPEG) of the original proof of address, with every page for documents such as a passport or rent agreement. The address you type must match the document. Then pay online. You can also do this in UIDAI's "Aadhaar" app (face authentication, ₹75). If you use a family member's Aadhaar, that person must approve the request in their own app.
Open the official pageSources: 3, 4, 1, 6, 16, 14
- Do this nowIf: Documents only (no detail changes; giving fresh proofs of identity and address)If: Yes
Log in to the myAadhaar website with an OTP and choose "Document Update".
Upload scans of your proof of identity and proof of address. None of the details in your Aadhaar change; fresh proofs are added for the details already there. The service is meant for people who have not changed any detail in the last 8 to 10 years.
Open the official pageSources: 9, 6, 1, 3
- Do this nowIf: Address / Documents only (no detail changes; giving fresh proofs of identity and address)If: Yes
As soon as you finish, a service request number (SRN) is shown on screen and sent by SMS.
Download the receipt (invoice) with the SRN and keep it. Your requests are listed under "Requests" on myAadhaar; until processing starts you can cancel there, and the money comes back within 21 days. If the request is rejected, the money is not refunded.
Open the official pageSources: 3, 1
- Do this nowIf: Name, date of birth or gender / Photo, fingerprints or irises (also the compulsory update for children at 5 and 15)
Look up the nearest Aadhaar centre on UIDAI's map of centres (Bhuvan Aadhaar); it need not be the centre where you first enrolled.
In Andhra Pradesh, Aadhaar biometric, detail and document updates are also on the list of services of the village and ward secretariats. UIDAI's own Aadhaar Seva Kendras in Andhra Pradesh are in Kakinada (Temple Street), NTR district (Seetharampuram) and Visakhapatnam (Dwaraka Nagar); you can book a free time for them at bookappointment.uidai.gov.in (up to two a month).
Open the official pageNot confirmed
We found no State list saying that every secretariat, or which ones, have an Aadhaar counter; the secretariat services list is on the Anakapalli district website (2024). Check the UIDAI map, or ask at your secretariat, before you go.
Sources: 1, 7, 13
- Do this nowIf: Address / Documents only (no detail changes; giving fresh proofs of identity and address)If: No, or not sure
Look up the nearest Aadhaar centre on UIDAI's map of centres (Bhuvan Aadhaar); it need not be the centre where you first enrolled.
In Andhra Pradesh, Aadhaar biometric, detail and document updates are also on the list of services of the village and ward secretariats. UIDAI's own Aadhaar Seva Kendras in Andhra Pradesh are in Kakinada (Temple Street), NTR district (Seetharampuram) and Visakhapatnam (Dwaraka Nagar); you can book a free time for them at bookappointment.uidai.gov.in (up to two a month).
Open the official pageNot confirmed
We found no State list saying that every secretariat, or which ones, have an Aadhaar counter; the secretariat services list is on the Anakapalli district website (2024). Check the UIDAI map, or ask at your secretariat, before you go.
Sources: 1, 7, 13
- Do this nowIf: AddressIf: No, or not sure
Online services need a mobile linked to your Aadhaar; since you have none, go to an Aadhaar centre.
Tick "Update" on the form, write the new address and show the original proof of address; you confirm with your fingerprint. Have your mobile number linked at the same time; details changed together cost the same ₹75. Keep the receipt: it shows the update request number (URN) or enrolment number (EID) and the charge paid. Take back your original documents after the operator scans them.
Sources: 3, 4, 1, 6, 7, 8, 17
- Do this nowIf: Documents only (no detail changes; giving fresh proofs of identity and address)If: No, or not sure
At an Aadhaar centre, ask for a "Document update".
Show the original proof of identity and proof of address. Keep the receipt: it shows the update request number (URN) or enrolment number (EID) and the charge paid. Take back your original documents after the operator scans them.
Sources: 6, 7, 1, 4, 17
- Do this nowIf: Mobile number or e-mailIf: Yes
Install UIDAI's "Aadhaar" app from the Play Store or App Store (it needs Android 9.0 or iOS 16.0 or later and internet, and does not work outside India).
Enter your Aadhaar number, choose the SIM, complete face authentication and set a 6-digit PIN. Then choose Mobile Number Update: enter the OTP sent to the new number (if the app is registered with a number other than the one in your Aadhaar, the OTPs sent to both the old and the new number), complete face authentication again and pay the charge. The change can take up to 30 days. Never tell anyone your OTP or PIN.
Open the official pageSources: 14, 6
- Do this nowIf: Mobile number or e-mailIf: No, or not sure
Look up the nearest Aadhaar centre on UIDAI's map of centres (Bhuvan Aadhaar); it need not be the centre where you first enrolled.
In Andhra Pradesh, Aadhaar biometric, detail and document updates are also on the list of services of the village and ward secretariats. UIDAI's own Aadhaar Seva Kendras in Andhra Pradesh are in Kakinada (Temple Street), NTR district (Seetharampuram) and Visakhapatnam (Dwaraka Nagar); you can book a free time for them at bookappointment.uidai.gov.in (up to two a month).
Open the official pageNot confirmed
We found no State list saying that every secretariat, or which ones, have an Aadhaar counter; the secretariat services list is on the Anakapalli district website (2024). Check the UIDAI map, or ask at your secretariat, before you go.
Sources: 1, 7, 13
- Do this nowIf: Mobile number or e-mailIf: No, or not sure
At an Aadhaar centre, ask to change your mobile number or e-mail.
No proof document and no old number are needed; you confirm with your fingerprint. A mobile number cannot be changed on the myAadhaar website. To change only the e-mail: UIDAI's list of charges says it is free in UIDAI's "Aadhaar" app until 31 December 2026. If the app shows no e-mail change, have it done at the centre (₹75). No new Aadhaar letter is sent for this change, only an SMS or e-mail. Keep the receipt: it shows the update request number (URN) or enrolment number (EID) and the charge paid. The mobile number can also be changed at your door by the postman or Gramin Dak Sevak: India Post Payments Bank offers this at selected post offices only, for ₹75 (taxes included); ask at your post office.
Not confirmed
UIDAI's page of questions about the app (18 September 2026) says e-mail cannot yet be changed in the app.
Sources: 1, 3, 6, 7, 10, 15, 17, 14
- Do this nowIf: Name, date of birth or genderIf: No, I am within the limit
At an Aadhaar centre, tick "Update" on the form and fill in only the detail that changes.
Show the original proof of identity for a new name, or the proof of date of birth for the date; the first change of gender needs no document. Small corrections and full changes to a name are both done only at a centre, not online. If your address is changing too, for example after marriage, have both changed at the same visit: details changed together cost one ₹75. A government marriage certificate is a proof of identity, and also a proof of address if it carries your name and the new address. You confirm with your fingerprint. Keep the receipt: it shows the update request number (URN) or enrolment number (EID) and the charge paid. Take back your original documents after the operator scans them.
Sources: 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17
- Do this nowIf: Name, date of birth or genderIf: Yes, I have used up the limit
Even for a change beyond the limit, first make an ordinary update request at an Aadhaar centre with the right documents: for a name, a Gazette notification of the name change is required, together with one of these: a photo ID in the old name, a divorce decree, an adoption certificate or a marriage certificate; for gender, a medical certificate or a transgender identity card; for the date of birth, its proof.
It will be rejected because the limit is crossed; keep that request's slip (EID slip), as the next step needs it.
Sources: 1, 5, 6, 20
- Do this nowIf: Name, date of birth or genderIf: Yes, I have used up the limit
After the rejection, call 1947 or e-mail help@uidai.net.in.
Give the EID number and ask for exception processing through the UIDAI Regional Office. Attach the latest EID slip and your documents to the e-mail. The Regional Office for Andhra Pradesh is in Swarna Jayanthi Complex, Ameerpet, Hyderabad (reception 040-23739269); you can also hand in the request there in person. UIDAI allows it only with a proper reason and after checking.
Sources: 1, 11, 12
- Do this nowIf: Photo, fingerprints or irises (also the compulsory update for children at 5 and 15)
At an Aadhaar centre, ask for a biometric update: your photo, all ten fingerprints and both irises are taken again.
A photo can be changed any number of times. The compulsory update for children at 5 and 15 is done on its own, not combined with other changes. For a child, take the child and the child's Aadhaar; Form 3 is signed by the mother, father or guardian. UIDAI recommends that adults update their biometrics every 10 years. Keep the receipt: it shows the update request number (URN) or enrolment number (EID) and the charge paid.
Sources: 6, 7, 1, 4, 8, 17, 18
- Do this now
Check where your request stands on the myAadhaar website under "Check Enrolment & Update Status", with your URN, SRN or EID.
Making a request does not mean the change is done; UIDAI checks it and then accepts or rejects it.
Open the official pageSources: 3, 1, 2, 4
- Do this now
When the change is done, download a fresh e-Aadhaar on myAadhaar.
Downloading needs an OTP on the mobile linked to your Aadhaar. Without one, an Aadhaar centre prints your Aadhaar for a charge, after checking your fingerprint or iris. If the name, address, date of birth or gender changed, a new Aadhaar letter comes by post to the address in your Aadhaar. Your Aadhaar number never changes.
Open the official pageSources: 1, 3
If something goes wrong
If it is rejectedCheck the status on myAadhaar to see why: an invalid document, a document not in your name, details that do not match the document, an unclear scan, a limit crossed and the like.
Check the status on myAadhaar to see why: an invalid document, a document not in your name, details that do not match the document, an unclear scan, a limit crossed and the like. Apply again with the right document, within the limits. The charge for a rejected online request is not refunded. To complain: the myAadhaar grievance page, 1947, help@uidai.gov.in, or UIDAI's Regional Office for Andhra Pradesh (Hyderabad, 040-23739269).
UIDAI helpline, 1947 (toll-free) · Open the official page
Sources: 1, 3, 11, 12
If it is lateIf the change is not done after 30 days, complain with your URN, SRN or EID on the myAadhaar grievance page, or call 1947.
If the change is not done after 30 days, complain with your URN, SRN or EID on the myAadhaar grievance page, or call 1947. After 90 days, call 1947 or write to help@uidai.gov.in. Do not trust anyone who asks for money to speed it up: according to UIDAI, the process cannot be speeded up.
UIDAI helpline, 1947 (toll-free) · Open the official page
Sources: 1, 2
If you are asked for more moneyUIDAI's charges are the same at every Aadhaar centre in the country, secretariats and Aadhaar Seva Kendras included: ₹75 for a change of details, ₹75 for a document update, ₹125 for a biometric update, and the compulsory update for children is free between ages 5 and 7 and between 15 and 17 (between 7 and 15, free until 30 September 2027); past those ages it is ₹125.
UIDAI's charges are the same at every Aadhaar centre in the country, secretariats and Aadhaar Seva Kendras included: ₹75 for a change of details, ₹75 for a document update, ₹125 for a biometric update, and the compulsory update for children is free between ages 5 and 7 and between 15 and 17 (between 7 and 15, free until 30 September 2027); past those ages it is ₹125. The chart of charges is displayed at the centre, and the charge is printed at the bottom of your receipt. If you are asked for more, tell the Centre Manager at an Aadhaar Seva Kendra, call 1947, or complain on myAadhaar.
UIDAI helpline, 1947 (toll-free) · Open the official page
Sources: 1, 7, 6
AlsoIf you paid on myAadhaar but no receipt with an SRN came, the money goes back to the account you paid from within 21 days.
If you paid on myAadhaar but no receipt with an SRN came, the money goes back to the account you paid from within 21 days. If it has not come after 21 days, call 1947 or write to help@uidai.gov.in.
UIDAI helpline, 1947 (toll-free) · Open the official page
Sources: 1
Official websites for this work
- myAadhaar (UIDAI) Update Aadhaar details, download it, complain
- Find an Aadhaar centre Find the Aadhaar centre near you
Related guides
The 20 official pages and papers this guide is written from
- Enrolment & Update: frequently asked questionsUnique Identification Authority of India, Aadhaar Update (first or full name change, online updates, types of update, photo, complaint on rejection, exception beyond limit, name/gender/date of birth beyond limit, time taken, any centre, originals, submission not a guarantee, 30 days, mobile without old number, letter after update, fee displayed, mobile at centre, number unchanged, pending over 30 days, Head of Family address update); Aadhaar Enrolment Process (rejection reasons, what to do); myAadhaar - Online Update Service (refund, served, rejected, address update fee, what can be updated online, name and date of birth at a centre, limits, upload format, cancel request, requests space, invalid documents); Aadhaar Seva Kendra (same charges everywhere, services, timings, reschedule); Mandatory Biometric Update; e-Aadhaar and the Aadhaar print at a centre (the download needs an OTP on the registered mobile; a centre prints it after fingerprint or iris authentication) (16-09-2026) · read on 01-11-2026
- Your Aadhaar: frequently asked questionsUnique Identification Authority of India, Aadhaar Letter (update takes up to 90 days, cannot be expedited, more than 90 days old); "I do not have any Date of Birth proof. How do I update the DoB in Aadhaar?" (a valid proof is needed) (15-10-2026) · read on 30-10-2026
- Aadhaar Online Services: frequently asked questionsUnique Identification Authority of India, Online Address Update Process (registered mobile needed, mobile only at a centre, address in English transliterated to Telugu, SRN and invoice); e-Aadhaar (download after update) (16-10-2026) · read on 30-10-2026
- Updating Data on AadhaarUnique Identification Authority of India, Registered Mobile Number; Biometric update (every 10 years for adults); Aadhaar details that can be updated; Modes of Update (online with OTP; at a centre: Update Client Standard with URN, Update Client Lite with EID) (17-09-2026) · read on 30-10-2026
- List of Acceptable Documents for Enrolment and UpdateUnique Identification Authority of India, List IV (update, any age) and its notes (b) to (h), with note (d) on date of birth; self-declaration from the Head of Family (valid 3 months); Certificate for Aadhaar enrolment/update (proof of address, valid 3 months, photo box and filled-in specimen, instructions) (11-06-2026) · read on 30-10-2026
- Aadhaar Enrolment & Update ChargesUnique Identification Authority of India, (1) Biometric update; (2) Demographic update, items (i) and (ii); (3) Document update, items (i) and (ii); note on Mandatory Biometric Update · read on 01-11-2026
- Aadhaar Seva KendraUnique Identification Authority of India, Aadhaar Services available at Aadhaar Seva Kendra; Online appointment; Service Process (Centre and Operations Managers); Charges for Aadhaar Services, items (1) to (3); List of Aadhaar Seva Kendra (Andhra Pradesh: Kakinada, N. T. R, Visakhapatnam); FAQ on the Aadhaar app's services (01-10-2026) · read on 30-10-2026
- Aadhaar enrolment and update formsUnique Identification Authority of India, The forms listed by who each is for (aged 18 years and above; aged 5 years and above and less than 18 years; below 5 years of age), each a PDF to download; the forms themselves are cited separately (16-06-2026) · read on 30-10-2026
- Office Memorandum HQ-16027/1/2022-EU-I-HQ, 13.05.2026: Extension of relaxation in fee charges through myAadhaar portal for document updateUnique Identification Authority of India (Enrolment and Update-I Division), Paragraph 2: document update free on myAadhaar from 15.06.2026 to 14.06.2027 (13-05-2026) · read on 30-10-2026
- Office Memorandum HQ-16024/4/2020-EU-I-HQ-Part(2), June 2026: Waiver of charges payable by an Aadhaar number holder for availing service of update of email address through Aadhaar mobile applicationUnique Identification Authority of India (Enrolment and Update-I Division), Paragraph 2: e-mail update through the Aadhaar mobile application free from 1.7.2026 to 31.12.2026 (signed 18.06.2026) · read on 30-10-2026
- Regional OfficesUnique Identification Authority of India, Jurisdiction of ROs: RO Hyderabad covers Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands (30-06-2026) · read on 30-10-2026
- UIDAI Regional Office, HyderabadUnique Identification Authority of India, Address, toll-free number, reception phone, e-mail (25-09-2026) · read on 30-10-2026
- GSWS (Village Secretariat & Ward Secretariat System)Anakapalli District Administration, Government of Andhra Pradesh, "AP SEVA Services Details From Village and Ward Secretariats": rows 2 to 10 (Aadhaar: biometric, demographic and document update, e-Aadhaar download and colour print, Mandatory Biometric Update); row 43 (GSWS Department: "Address Certificate for Aadharenrollment/Update") (25-07-2024) · read on 30-10-2026
- Aadhaar App: frequently asked questionsUnique Identification Authority of India, How to update a mobile number through the Aadhaar app? (scenarios 1 to 3: OTP on the new number, or on the old and the new number, face authentication, prescribed charges; no access to the old number or none registered: an Aadhaar centre); Can a mobile number be registered for the very first time using this app? (no); What details are required for onboarding? (Android 9.0 or iOS 16.0 and above, internet); How to register on the Aadhaar app? (face authentication, 6-digit PIN); Can this app be used outside India? (no); processing time for mobile number and address updates (up to 30 days); How to update address using own documents? and using Family Member's Aadhaar? (face authentication, ₹75; the family member approves the request in their own app); Can Name, Gender, Email, and DoB be updated through the Aadhaar app? (not at present) (18-09-2026) · read on 01-11-2026
- Child Enrolment Lite Client (CELC) ServicesIndia Post Payments Bank (Department of Posts), Mobile Number Updation in Aadhaar: postmen and Gramin Dak Sevaks update the mobile number at the doorstep; "Service Charge: Rs. 75 including applicable taxes"; currently at selected Post Offices only · read on 01-11-2026
- My AadhaarUnique Identification Authority of India, Updates Details: "Address update" (use your documents or a family member's Aadhaar; mobile OTP is required; "₹ 75 fee") (26-06-2026) · read on 30-10-2026
- Form 1: Aadhaar Enrolment and Update (resident Indian, or Non-Resident Indian with proof of address in India, aged 18 years and above)Unique Identification Authority of India, Heading (Form 1, aged 18 years and above; "use only upper case (block or capital) letters"); item 1 "Purpose: Enrolment OR Update"; item 3 ("For update, please fill only the information to be updated"); item 7(b) "Information to be updated" (biometric, name, date of birth, gender, address, mobile, email, update of POI and POA documents); instructions, item 6(a)(4) (who may be the Head of Family for an address update); fee table · read on 30-10-2026
- Form 3: Aadhaar Enrolment and Update (resident Indian child, or Non-Resident Indian child with proof of address in India, aged 5 years and above and less than 18 years)Unique Identification Authority of India, Heading (Form 3, aged 5 years and above and less than 18 years); item 7(b) "Information to be updated"; "Signature / thumb impression of mother, father or lawful guardian"; fee table · read on 30-10-2026
- Form 5: Aadhaar Enrolment and Update (resident Indian child, or Non-Resident Indian child with proof of address in India, below 5 years of age)Unique Identification Authority of India, Heading (Form 5, below 5 years of age); item 1 "Purpose: Enrolment OR Update" · read on 30-10-2026
- Citizen's Charter for Unique Identification Authority of India (January 2024)Unique Identification Authority of India, Pages 16 and 17: a name, gender or date of birth update beyond the limit is made at an Aadhaar centre and then taken to the Regional Office for approval under exception · read on 30-10-2026