Aadhaar Card Tips: How many times can you change the name, address and date of birth in Aadhaar Card? know here...
The Aadhaar card is an important document in today's time. Without it, many works can get stuck. Many times your name, gender, or date of birth can be printed incorrectly in Aadhaar by mistake. At the same time, due to repeated transfers, your address can also change repeatedly. For this, you are given a chance to update Aadhaar by UIDAI. However, some rules have been made regarding the facility of making changes to Aadhaar. Most people do not know about them. Let us tell you how many times a person can change his name, address, gender, and date of birth in his Aadhaar and what is the method for this.
How many times can the name, address, and address be changed?
According to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Aadhaar card holders are given the facility to change their name (Name Change in Aadhaar) a maximum of 2 times, that is, the name can be changed only twice. At the same time, gender and date of birth can be changed only once in life. At the same time, you can change the address on the Aadhaar card as many times as you want (Address Change in Aadhaar). There is no limit set for this. You can change your address online yourself by giving valid proof like an electricity/water/telephone bill, or rental agreement or you can change it by visiting the Aadhaar enrollment center.
Change the name like this
After marriage, many women change their surname. In such a situation, there is a need to change the name on the Aadhaar card. To change it, go to the Aadhaar enrollment center and give your Aadhaar number to the executive officer. There you will be asked to fill out the Aadhaar enrollment form. Fill it out and attach the necessary documents. After receiving the form and all the documents, the executive officer will take your biometric data for authentication and enter the information. The proof of the document is scanned and the original document is returned. Once the application process is completed, the executive officer gives a receipt containing the receipt number. This receipt number can be used to track the Aadhaar update status. You will be charged Rs 50 for this work.
Change the date of birth in Aadhaar like this.
If you want to change the date of birth in Aadhaar, then it will be better for you to go to the nearest Aadhaar enrollment center because this opportunity is given to you only once. For this, documents like a PAN card, birth certificate, passport, bank passbook, certificate issued by the university, etc. will be required. Also, the correction form will have to be filled out. Now the officer present at the Aadhaar center will take your biometric details and verify them, which includes everything from your fingerprint to your iris scan. Along with this, your form will be checked and the information will be confirmed by you. If your documents are found correct, your date of birth is updated. To change the date of birth in Aadhaar, you will have to pay Rs 50 as a fee. At the Aadhaar center, you are given a URN slip through which you can track the status of the Aadhaar update request online.
Change the address to this
You can change the address on the Aadhaar card online while sitting at home and can also change the address by going to the offline Aadhaar enrollment center. This is the process to change the address online-
- First of all, go to UIDAI's official website myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in/.
- To log in, enter your 12-digit Aadhaar number. After this, fill in the captcha code and click on Send OTP.
- OTP will come on your registered mobile number. Enter it and log in.
- Go to the Aadhaar update option in the top menu. After this, click on the option of Proceed to Aadhaar update.
- Now on the next page, select the address and click on the option of Proceed to Aadhaar update.
- After this, your current address will appear on your screen.
- After this, the option of the address you want to update will come. You will have to fill in the details of the new address.
- After this, you will have to upload some documents.
- You have to click on both the check boxes given below and click on Next.
- After this, you will see the payment option. Here you will have to pay a non-refundable fee of Rs 50.
- As soon as the payment is completed, you will get a receipt. After this, your Aadhaar will be updated in a day or two.
- When the new address is updated on your Aadhaar, you will get information through a message on your registered mobile.
These documents will be required.
To change the address on the card, you have to upload a document. More than 28 documents are accepted for this. You can submit any of these documents on which the address is written, that you want to update.
Passport
Bank Statement (Passbook, Post Office Account Statement)
Ration Card
Voter ID Card
Driving License
Pensioner Card
Disability Card
Property Tax Receipt (not older than 1 year)
Insurance Policy (Life Insurance and Health Insurance only)
CGHS/ECHS/ESIC/Medi-Claim Card with photo issued by State/Central Government/PSU
Electricity Bill including prepaid receipts (not older than 3 months)
Water Bill, Telephone Landline Bill/Phone (Postpaid Mobile) Bill/Broadband Bill (any bill not older than 3 months)
You also need to carry your Proof of Identity (POI), which is your passport-size photograph.