Aadhaar update, enrolment rules 2025 out: Full document list for identity, address, birth date here

11 min read | Updated on July 04, 2025, 13:51 IST

SUMMARY

Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) First Amendment Regulations, 2025 have been notified by the UIDAI. Read this article for the revised list of documents required for updating Aadhaar for all age groups, including children and adults.

UIDAI has notified new Aadhaar enrolment and update regulations. | Representational image source: Shutterstock

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has notified the "Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) First Amendment Regulations, 2025."

The amended regulations have replaced the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016, with effect from July 2, 2025.

The amendment has introduced revised lists of documents that may be presented as evidence of identity, address, relationship, or date of birth for various groups.

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Here are all the key details you need to know about the revised regulations.

Please note the following doesn't include the documents required by holders of Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card, Long Term Visa (LTV), nationals of Nepal and Bhutan, and other foreign nationals. They can check the details in the official notification. The link for the official notification is provided at the bottom of this article.

List of documents for Aadhaar enrolment of children aged up to 5 years

Children aged below 5 years can be enrolled either through the "Head of Family (HoF) or based on documents.

Enrolment Type 1: Head of Family (HoF) based enrolment

Serial number	Document	Proof of Relationship (POR)	Proof of Date of Birth (PDB)
1	Birth certificate issued by Authorised Authority under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969	✔	✔
2	Valid Indian Passport (only applicable for NRIs)	✔	✔
3	Document to prove legal guardianship	✔	✘

Enrolment Type 2: Document based enrolment

Serial number	List of Documents	Proof of Identity (POI)	Proof of Address (POA)	Proof of Date of Birth (PDB)
4	Certificate issued on UIDAI Standard Certificate format by Superintendent/ Warden/ Matron/ Head of Institution of recognised shelter homes or orphanages (only for children of the shelter home or orphanage concerned)	✔	✔	✘

List of documents for Aadhaar enrolment of individuals aged 5 years or above

Serial number	List of Documents	POI	POA	POR	PDB
1	Valid Indian Passport	✔	✔	✔	✔
2	PAN Card / e-PAN Card	✔	✘	✘	✘
3	Ration / PDS Photograph Card / e-Ration Card	✔	✔	✔	✘
4	Voter Identity Card / e-Voter Identity Card	✔	✔	✘	✘
5	Driving Licence	✔	✘	✘	✘
6	Service Photo Identity Card issued by Govt/PSU/Statutory Body	✔	✘	✘	✔
7	Pensioner/Freedom Fighter ID Card or Pension Payment Order	✔	✘	✔	✔
8	CGHS / ECHS / ESIC / Medi-Claim Card	✔	✘	✘	✘
9	Disability ID Card / Certificate under RPwD Rules, 2017	✔	✔	✘	✘
10	Photo ID/Certificate by Govt (e.g., Bhamashah, Domicile, MGNREGA, Labour Card)	✔	✔	✔	✘
11	ST/SC/OBC Certificate issued by Govt	✔	✔	✔	✘
12	Mark-sheet/Certificate from recognised Board/University	✔	✘	✔	✔
13	Bank Passbook with photo + KYC certificate from branch manager	✔	✔	✘	✘
14	Transgender Identity Card / Certificate under Transgender Act, 2019	✔	✔	✔	✔
15(i)	UIDAI Certificate by MP/MLA/MLC/Municipal Councillor	✘	✔	✘	✘
15(ii)	UIDAI Certificate by Gazetted Officer Group A / EPFO Officer	✘	✔	✘	✘
15(iii)	UIDAI Certificate by Tehsildar / Gazetted Officer Group B	✘	✔	✘	✘
15(iv)	UIDAI Certificate by NACO/State AIDS Control Society Officer (per SC judgment)	✔	✔	✘	✘
15(v)	UIDAI Certificate by Head of Shelter Home/Orphanage (for children only)	✔	✔	✘	✘
15(vi)	UIDAI Certificate by Recognised Educational Institution (for students only)	✘	✔	✘	✘
15(vii)	UIDAI Certificate by Village Panchayat Head/Secretary or equivalent (for rural areas)	✘	✔	✘	✘
16	Electricity Bill (not older than 3 months)	✘	✔	✘	✘
17	Water Bill (not older than 3 months)	✘	✔	✘	✘
18	Telephone Landline/Post-paid Mobile/Broadband Bill (not older than 3 months)	✘	✔	✘	✘
19	Registered Sale/Gift Deed or Rent/Lease/Leave & Licence Agreement	✘	✔	✘	✘
20	Gas Connection Bill (not older than 3 months)	✘	✔	✘	✘
21	Govt Allotment Letter for Accommodation (not older than 1 year)	✘	✔	✘	✘
22	Life or Medical Insurance Policy (valid up to 1 year from issue)	✘	✔	✘	✘
23	Birth Certificate under Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969	✘	✘	✔	✔
24	Family Entitlement Document issued by Govt	✘	✘	✔	✘
25	Prisoner Induction Document (PID) issued by Prison Officer	✔	✔	✘	✘
26	Document to Prove Legal Guardianship	✘	✘	✔	✘

List of documents for updating Aadhaar information of individuals of any age

Serial number	List of Documents	POI	POA	POR	PDB
1	Valid Indian Passport	✔	✔	✔	✔*
2	PAN Card / e-PAN Card	✔	✘	✘	✘
3	Ration / PDS Photograph Card / e-Ration Card	✔	✔	✔	✘
4	Voter Identity Card / e-Voter Identity Card	✔	✔	✘	✘
5	Driving Licence	✔	✘	✘	✘
6	Service Photo Identity Card issued by Govt/PSU/Statutory Body	✔	✘	✘	✔*
7	Pensioner/Freedom Fighter ID Card or Pension Payment Order	✔	✘	✔	✔*
8	Kisan Photo Passbook	✔	✔	✘	✘
9	CGHS / ECHS / ESIC / Medi-Claim Card	✔	✘	✘	✘
10	Disability ID Card / Certificate under RPwD Rules, 2017	✔	✔	✘	✘
11	Photo ID/Certificate by Govt (e.g., Bhamashah, Domicile, MGNREGA, Labour Card)	✔	✔	✔	✘
12	Marriage Certificate (with or without photo; supporting PoI required if no photo)	✔	✔	✔	✘
13	ST / SC / OBC Certificate issued by Govt	✔	✔	✔	✘
14	School Leaving Certificate (SLC) / School Transfer Certificate (TC)	✔	✘	✘	✘
15	Mark-sheet / Certificate from recognised Board/University	✔	✘	✔	✔*
16	Passbook with photo issued by Public Sector Bank + KYC certificate from branch manager	✔	✔	✘	✘
17	Scheduled Commercial Bank Passbook / Post Office Savings Passbook (with photo, stamp, and signature)	✘	✔	✘	✘
18	Bank Account Statement / Credit Card Statement / Post Office Account Statement (not older than 3 months, with stamp and signature)	✘	✔	✘	✘
19	Transgender Identity Card / Certificate under Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019	✔	✔	✔	✔*
20(i)	UIDAI Certificate by MP / MLA / MLC / Municipal Councillor	✘	✔	✘	✘
20(ii)	UIDAI Certificate by Gazetted Officer Group 'A' / EPFO Officer	✘	✔	✘	✘
20(iii)	UIDAI Certificate by Tehsildar / Gazetted Officer Group 'B'	✘	✔	✘	✘
20(iv)	UIDAI Certificate by NACO / State Health Dept / Project Director of State AIDS Control Society (per SC judgment)	✔	✔	✘	✘
20(v)	UIDAI Certificate by Head of recognised shelter home/orphanage (only for children of shelter home/orphanage)	✔	✔	✘	✘
20(vi)	UIDAI Certificate by Recognised Educational Institution (for students only)	✘	✔	✘	✘
20(vii)	UIDAI Certificate by Village Panchayat Head/Secretary or equivalent (for rural areas)	✘	✔	✘	✘
21	Electricity Bill (not older than 3 months)	✘	✔	✘	✘
22	Water Bill (not older than 3 months)	✘	✔	✘	✘
23	Telephone Landline/Post-paid Mobile/Broadband Bill (not older than 3 months)	✘	✔	✘	✘
24	Property Tax Receipt (not older than 1 year)	✘	✔	✘	✘
25	Registered Sale/Gift Deed or Rent/Lease/Leave & Licence Agreement	✘	✔	✘	✘
26	Gas Connection Bill (not older than 3 months)	✘	✔	✘	✘
27	Govt Allotment Letter for Accommodation (not older than 1 year)	✘	✔	✘	✘
28	Life or Medical Insurance Policy (valid up to 1 year from issue)	✘	✔	✘	✘
29	Birth Certificate under Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969	✘	✘	✔	✔
30	Family Entitlement Document issued by Govt	✘	✘	✔	✘
31	Prisoner Induction Document (PID) issued by Prison Officer	✔	✔	✘	✘
32	Self-declaration from Head of Family (HoF) certifying relationship (for address update only)	✘	✘	✔	✘
33	Document to Prove Legal Guardianship	✘	✘	✔	✘

*Date of Birth (DoB) update of all individual between the age group of 0-18 years mandatorily requires Birth Certificate issued by authorised authority of the respective states.

List of documents for special cases of name change, gender change, DoB change

Serial number	List of Documents	POI	POA	POR	PDB
1	Valid Indian Passport	✔	✔	✔	✔*
39	Gazette Notification of new name along with supporting POI document of old name with photograph / Divorce Decree / Adoption Certificate / Marriage Certificate (for exception cases of name change)	✔	✘	✘	✘
40	Medical Certificate from surgeon (for exception cases of gender change)	✔	✘	✘	✘
41	Self Declaration as per notified format along with Birth Certificate (for exception cases of Date of Birth change)	✘	✘	✘	✔

Please note that any document will be considered by UIDAI for enrolment or updating Aadhaar only when:

It is currently valid
The person in respect of whom such document is issued is entitled for the same.
If the information contained in the document is publicly displayed or otherwise accessible to UIDAI online or is verifiable offline through digital means made available by the authority issuing the same, such information is verified if such means are used.
The authority issuing the document presented to evidence proof of identity, address, date of birth or relationship has not made any declaration in respect of such category of document that such document is not proof of the same.

The above content is based on the UIDAI's notification. Before going for Aadhaar update or enrolment, you should check the official notification dated July 2, 2025 here.