List of Acceptable Documents for Enrolment up to Five Years of Age as per UIDAI Amendment Rules 2025 dated 02/07/2025

 UIDAI Amendment Rules 2025 Gazette Notification dated 02/07/2025

List of Documents for Aadhaar Enrolment for Individuals up to Five Years of Age

Enrolment Type I: Head of the Family (HoF) based enrolment
SL No.	List of documents (see note below this tabular statement)	Proof of Relationship (POR) document, containing name of child and name of Head of Family (HoF)	Proof of Date of Birth (PDB) document, containing name and Date of Birth
1.	Birth certificate issued by Authorised Authority (in the respective States) under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, read with the rules made thereunder	✔	✔
2.	Valid Indian Passport (only applicable for NRIs)	✔	✔
3.	Document to prove legal guardianship	✔	X
Enrolment Type II: Document based Enrolment
SL No.	List of documents (see note below this tabular statement)	Proof of Identity (POI) document, containing name and photograph	Proof of Address (POA) document, containing name and address in India	Proof of Date of Birth (PDB) document, containing name and Date of Birth
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)	✔	✔	X
Documents applicable for holders of Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card, nationals of Nepal and Bhutan and other foreign nationals seeking enrolment
SL No.	List of documents (see note below this tabular statement)	Proof of Identity (POI) document, containing name and photograph	Proof of Address (POA) document, containing name and address in India	Proof of Date of Birth (PDB) document, containing name and Date of Birth
5.	Valid OCI card, along with valid foreign passport, for individual who have stayed in India for 182 days or more in the immediately preceding 12 months	✔	X*	✔#1
6.	Valid Long Term Visa (LTV) document, issued to minorities communities of Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan (Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians)	✔	X*	✔#2
7.	Valid visa, along with valid foreign passport issued, to other foreign nationals who have stayed in India for 182 days or more in the immediately preceding 12 months	✔	X*	✔#3
8.	Passport of Nepal/Bhutan for nationals of Nepal/Bhutan. In case passport is not available, both of the following documents to be submitted: (i) Valid Nepalese/ Bhutanese Citizenship Certificate (ii) Limited validity Photo Identity Certificate issued by Nepalese Mission/ Royal Bhutanese Mission in India for stay of more than 182 days.	✔	X*	✔#4

* Proof of Address documents as in the list of acceptable supporting documents for Aadhaar enrolment (above five years) will beapplicable.

#1 For OCI Card holders – Valid foreign passport.

#2 For valid Long-Term Visa (LTV) holders - Long-Term Visa (LTV) document.

#3 For foreign nationals – Valid foreign passport.

#4 For nationals of Nepal and Bhutan – Nepalese / Bhutanese Passport or Nepalese/ Bhutanese Citizenship Certificate.

Note: Any document listed in the above tabular statement shall be acceptable only if it meets the following conditions, namely:— (a) It is currently valid (unless otherwise expressly provided for above);

(b) The person in respect of whom such document is issued is entitled for the same;

(c) 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; and

(d) 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.

Important Note:

(a) For resident Indian and non-resident Indian (NRI) born on and after 1.10.2023, Birth Certificate is mandatory.

(b) Head of Family (HoF) based enrolment is mandatory (except for children residing in shelter homes or orphanages and foreign national seeking enrolment) for children below five years of age. Any one of the parent or legal guardian can become HoF.

(c) HoF must have a valid Aadhaar before performing HoF based enrolment.

(d) Aadhaar number of both the parents is required for HoF based enrolment and biometric authentication by one of the parents is mandatory.

(e) Name of the child and HoF must be mentioned in the PoR document.

(f) Name of the individual as mentioned in the supporting document, will be replicated as such in the individual’s Aadhaar.

No additional information like parent/guardian first name, middle name and last name will be considered. (g) The address mentioned in the HoF Aadhaar will be used in the child’s Aadhaar.

(h) For foreign national seeking enrolment, the Aadhaar issued will be valid only till validity of the visa. However, in case of Nepal/Bhutan nationals, the Aadhaar issued will be valid for a period of ten years.

(i) For OCI card holders, the Aadhaar issued will be valid only for a period of ten years.For LTV document holders, the Aadhaar issued will be valid only till the validity of LTV document.

(k) HoF is encouraged to provide any of the following Proof of Identity (PoI) documents issued in the name of the child:

• Indian passport
• Photo Identity Card/Certificate with photograph issued by Central Government /State Government, such as Domicile Certificate, Resident Certificate etc.
• ST/ SC/ OBC Certificate issued by Central Government /State Government
• Disability Identity Card/Certificate of Disability issued under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017