Aadhaar Card update is not free anymore, here’s how much it will cost you

Aadhaar Card is nationally accepted as the primary and mandatory identity and address proof of an Indian citizen. As it has become an important ID proof, it is crucial to update it. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), an Aadhaar card information organization, allows users to change their address through an Aadhar validation letter (Aadhar validation letter) without an address proof. This work can be done with the help of the ‘Aadhaar Verifier’. Your family members, friends, relatives, landlords can verify your address proof.

Updating demographic details such as name, address, gender, email ID, mobile number is Rs 50. On the other hand, updating biometric details such as photographs, fingerprints, and iris scan costs Rs 100. The charges are inclusive of taxes. The cost of Aadhaar search using e-KYC/Find Aadhaar/any other tool and colour printout on A4 shit is Rs 30.

The following services are available at the Aadhaar Seva Kendras:

• Fresh Aadhaar enrolment
• Name update
• Address update
• Mobile number update
• Email ID update
• Date of Birth (DOB) update
• Gender update
• Biometric

Steps to update the Aadhaar card address without documents: 

1. Visit the official website of the UIDAI — uidai.gov.in.
2. Click on the ‘Address Validation Letter’ under ‘My Aadhaar’ menu
3. A pop-up page will open which reads– ‘Request for Address Validation Letter’.
4. Enter the valid 12-digit Aadhaar number or 16-digit Virtual ID
5. Submit the ‘Captcha Code’ for verification
6. Click on ‘Send OTP’ button
7. Enter the 6-digit OTP received on the registered number or 8-digit TOTP
8. Click on the ‘Login’ button
9. Share the ‘Verifier Details’ i.e, enter the ‘Address Verifier’s Aadhaar number’
10. An SMS will be sent to the verifier with a link on his/her registered mobile number to give consent for the update
11. You will receive another SMS for the verification of OTP, once you will click on the link (received on registered mobile number).
12. Enter the OTP and captcha code sent on the registered mobile number
13. Now you will get a Service Request Number (SRN) through an SMS
14. Log in with ‘SRN’, preview address, edit local language (if required). Tick mark the declaration and then click on the ‘Submit’ button
15. Edit the address  and click on the ‘Save’ button
16. Tick against the declaration and ‘Submit’ request
17. You will receive the ‘Address Validation Letter‘ with the ‘Secret Code’ sent to the verifier’s address via post
18. Revisit the ‘SSUP’ (UIDAI) website and click on the ‘Proceed to Update Address’ link
19. Re-login with Aadhaar and select ‘Update Address via Secret Code’ option
20. Enter the ‘Secret Code’. Preview the new address and click on the ‘Submit’ button.