Aadhaar Update Last Date: How to Update Aadhaar Card Online for Free?

As per the Aadhaar Enrolment and Update Regulations, 2016, individuals with an Aadhaar card must update their proof of identity and address documents upon completion of every ten years from the Aadhaar enrollment date. 

Accordingly, the UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) has been urging people for an Aadhaar card update, i.e., an update of Proof of Identity (PoI) and Proof of Address (PoA) documents, if they have not done so in the previous ten years. Updating the Aadhaar card documents will help curb Aadhaar-related fraud and provide accurate demographic information. 

Aadhaar Update Last Date

The last date to update Aadhaar card for free is 14 June 2024 on the myAadhaar portal. After 14 June 2024, you will have to update your proof of identity and address documents for Aadhaar card by paying a fee. 

Initially, the UIDAI made this Aadhaar card document update facility free online till 14 March 2024 and later extended it till 14 June 2024 due to a positive response from the residents. Thus, the facility to update Aadhaar card documents will remain free online on the myAadhaar portal till 14 June 2024.

Fee For Aadhaar Card Update

There is no fee for Aadhaar card update online on the myAadhaar portal till 14 June 2024. However, this update facility is not free if you do it offline at a physical Aadhaar centre. You will have to pay a fee of Rs.50 when you update your documents for your Aadhaar card at Aadhaar centres.  

After 14 June 2024, you will have to pay a fee of Rs.25 to update your Aadhaar card documents online on the myAadhaar portal. 

What Happens If We Don’t Update The Aadhaar Before The Last Date?

The UIDAI has asked Aadhaar cardholders to upload/update their identity and address proof documents submitted for Aadhaar cards. When an individual does not update the Aadhaar card documents before 14 June 2023, they will have to update their identity and address proof documents by paying a fee of Rs.25 on my Aadhaar portal or Rs.50 at physical Aadhaar centres. 

How To Update Aadhaar Card For Free?

You can update your proof of identity and proof of address documents on the myAadhaar portal for free by following the below steps: 

Step 1: Go to the myAadhaar portal. 

Step 2: Click on the ‘Login’ button. Enter your Aadhaar number, captcha code and click the ‘Send OTP’ button. Enter the OTP and click on the ‘Login’ button. 

Step 3: Click on the ‘Document Update’ button.

Step 4: Click the ‘Next’ button after reading the guidelines.

Step 5: On the ‘Verify Your Demographic Details’ page, click the ‘I verify that the above details are correct’ box and click ‘Next’.

Step 6: Upload the ‘Proof of Identity’ and ‘Proof of Address’ documents and click ‘Submit’.

Step 7: You will receive a ‘Service Request Number (SRN)’ in your email. You can track your document update status from the SRN.

Your Aadhaar card details will get updated within seven working days.

How To Update Aadhaar Card Address Online?

You can update your Aadhaar card documents only when your demographic details, such as name, address, date of birth and mobile number, match in your Aadhaar card. If there is a mismatch in the details on the Aadhaar card and the identity and address proof documents, you will have to first update the details in your Aadhaar card and then update the Aadhaar card proof documents. 

You can update the address on your Aadhaar card online by following the below steps:

Step 1: Go to the myAadhaar portal. 

Step 2: Click on the ‘Login’ button. Enter your Aadhaar number, captcha code and click the ‘Send OTP’ button. Enter the OTP and click on the ‘Login’ button. 

Step 3: Click on the ‘Address Update’ button.

Step 4: On the next page, click the ‘Update Aadhaar Online’ button. 

Step 5: Read the guidelines and click the ‘Proceed to Update Aadhaar’ button.

Step 6: Select the ‘Address’ option and click the ‘Proceed to Update Aadhaar’ button.

Step 7: Enter the ‘Address’, upload the proof of address document and click ‘Next’.

Step 8: Preview the details, pay the fee and click ‘Submit’.

You can only update your address on the myAadhaar portal by paying a fee. To update biometric details and other demographic details, such as name, gender, date of birth, email ID and phone number, you must visit the nearest Aadhaar centres. 

Documents Required To Update Aadhaar Card

Below are the documents that you need to upload on the myAadhaar portal to update your Aadhaar card documents:

• Proof of Identity document, any one of the following: 
  • Passport
  • Driver’s license 
  • PAN card
  • Voter ID 
  • Government-issued ID cards, such as domicile certificates, resident certificates, labour cards, Jan-Aadhaar
  • Marksheet
  • Marriage certificate
  • Ration card
• Proof of Address document, any one of the following 
  • Bank statements not older than 3 months
  • Electricity or gas connection bills not older than 3 months
  • Passport
  • Marriage certificate
  • Ration card
  • Property tax receipts not older than a year
  • Government-issued ID card, such as domicile certificates, resident certificates, labour cards, Jan-Aadhaar

Thus, you can update your identity and address proof documents for free till 14 June 2024 on the myAadhaar portal by uploading the scanned copies of the original documents. These updated documents will help maintain the accurate demographic details of your Aadhaar card.