Aadhaar Update Fees 2026: Rs 75, Rs 125 and Free Updates

Fee schedule checked: 8 September 2026.

• New Aadhaar enrolment: free.
• Document Update: upload Proof of Identity and Proof of Address to support particulars already recorded in Aadhaar. It is free through myAadhaar until 14 June 2027, or Rs 75 at a centre.
• Name, address, date of birth, gender, mobile number or email update: Rs 75 for a separate demographic transaction, covering one or more fields permitted in that transaction. Do not calculate Rs 75 for every field separately.
• Biometric update: Rs 125 ordinarily for updating photo, fingerprints or iris. Demographic changes made in the same eligible ordinary biometric transaction have no additional demographic fee.
• Mandatory Biometric Update for children: the specific free windows appear below. UIDAI requires MBU to be a standalone transaction, so it cannot be combined with another update.

The published charges include applicable taxes. Updating name and address together in one permitted demographic transaction costs Rs 75, rather than two separate field charges. An eligible ordinary biometric update combined with demographics costs Rs 125 in total. These examples do not override document requirements, update limits or the standalone MBU rule.

The free online service refreshes supporting documents for the name, gender, date of birth and address as already enrolled. It is useful when those particulars are correct and you need to supply current identity and address proof. UIDAI recommends refreshing supporting documents at least once in ten years.

If you have moved and the address on Aadhaar is wrong, choose Address Update. Uploading an address proof does not make that address-change transaction free: UIDAI's fee memorandum charges Rs 75 for a separate demographic update online or at a centre, and its current Aadhaar app FAQ expressly charges Rs 75 for address updates.

UIDAI's current charges page gives these conditions:

• Between ages 5 and 7: the first biometric update is free.
• Between ages 15 and 17: the first or second biometric update is free.
• Between ages 7 and 15: the biometric-update charge is waived until 30 September 2026.
• Other biometric updates: the ordinary charge is Rs 125 unless a specific applicable exemption covers the transaction.

Do not treat every child biometric visit as automatically free. Take the earlier acknowledgement if available, and ask the centre to check the applicable age and update history. MBU must be processed on its own; a name, mobile or address correction is a separate transaction. For document mismatches during a child's enrolment, use the child Aadhaar rejection checklist.

The myAadhaar portal provides Document Update and Address Update as separate services. Reach it from UIDAI's official website and check the service name before proceeding. The online document-submission route uses an OTP sent to the registered mobile number.

The newer Aadhaar app, according to UIDAI's current app FAQ, supports address changes and eligible mobile-number changes. Mobile updates require the specified OTP checks and Face Authentication. First-time mobile registration, or loss of access to the previously registered number, requires a centre visit. Follow the FAQ for the verification sequence applicable to your app registration.

Name, gender, email and date-of-birth changes are not currently available through that app; visit an authorised centre. Photo, fingerprint and iris updates also require a centre. These are separate from using Face Authentication to approve an app request.

For a document refresh online:

1. Confirm the existing Aadhaar particulars are correct and select Document Update through the official service page.
2. Read the accepted-document categories and prepare a clear scan of the original Proof of Identity and Proof of Address.
3. Review the uploaded documents and submit through the official portal.
4. Save the acknowledgement and the reference it actually issues. Use that reference to track the same request; do not assume every service uses a URN.

For a centre update:

1. Use UIDAI's centre locator or the official appointment service. Booking a UIDAI ASK appointment is free; service charges are separate.
2. Carry the originals required for the field you are changing. Tell the operator which corrections you want in the transaction.
3. Check the entered particulars before completion, then collect the itemised payment receipt and acknowledgement.
4. Compare the charge with the official schedule and any applicable exemption. Keep the receipt for follow-up.

Use UIDAI's current linked supporting-document list: a document accepted as address proof is not automatically identity or date-of-birth proof. Check the relevant column, validity requirements and whether the document is in the correct person's name. For tracking, see the Aadhaar status guide. For a rejection or disputed online refund, see Aadhaar rejection and recovery.

UIDAI's fee memorandum dated 19 September 2025 sets the current standard schedule for 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2028. The later free-service windows must be read separately: online Document Update through 14 June 2027, and the 7–15 biometric waiver through 30 September 2026. Do not apply the memorandum's later 2028 schedule to a visit today.

For home enrolment services, the same memorandum specifies an additional Rs 700 including GST for the first resident, and Rs 350 for each additional resident at the same Aadhaar address, over and above the normal applicable update fee. Confirm the home-service arrangement and applicable charges with UIDAI; an ordinary centre visit does not attract this home-service charge.

If a centre collects more than the published applicable fee, retain its receipt and centre details and contact 1947, [email protected] or the UIDAI grievance service. A grievance can address the transaction. If you need the recorded rule or action taken on a complaint, an RTI request should ask for those records; the RTI Playbook explains that approach.

A separate address update costs Rs 75. The free myAadhaar Document Update window is for refreshing supporting documents for existing particulars; it does not make an address change free. UIDAI also lists Rs 75 for address updates through the Aadhaar app.

The ordinary biometric-update charge is Rs 125. An eligible combined ordinary biometric and demographic transaction has no extra demographic fee. Child exemptions depend on age and update history, and Mandatory Biometric Update must remain a standalone transaction.

Yes, online Document Update is free until 14 June 2027 according to UIDAI's current charges page. The same document-submission service costs Rs 75 at a centre. Select the separate Address Update service if your recorded address needs changing.

The first update between ages 5 and 7, and the first or second between 15 and 17, are free. The 7–15 charge is waived until 30 September 2026. Other visits need to be checked against the applicable exemption; being a child alone does not establish a free transaction.

No. The separate demographic fee covers one or more fields updated in the same permitted transaction. A name-and-address transaction is therefore not Rs 150 merely because it contains two fields. Separate requests and special document or exception procedures must be considered separately.

Not in every case. UIDAI's current Aadhaar app supports eligible mobile-number changes with OTP checks, Face Authentication and the applicable charge. Visit a centre if you are registering a number for the first time or cannot access the old registered number.

• UIDAI current charges, child exemptions and free Document Update period
• UIDAI fee memorandum: transaction charges, effective periods and home service
• UIDAI Aadhaar app: available updates and verification conditions
• UIDAI online services: document submission and request references

Choose the service that matches the actual correction, prepare the accepted proof, and keep the receipt and acknowledgement. A submission or payment is not itself confirmation that the update has been approved.

Reviewed by Dr. Shrawan Kumar Pathak.