Getting a new Aadhaar
You enrol for free at an Aadhaar centre, keep the enrolment slip, and download your Aadhaar once it is ready.
About this guidePending verification
Published on 12-11-2026. Not every fact has been checked against its official source yet: confirm at the office.
For whom: Anyone living in Telangana who has never had an Aadhaar, from a newborn baby to an adult. If you had an Aadhaar and lost it, see the guide on lost documents. NRIs with a valid Indian passport, and OCI cardholders and other foreign nationals who have stayed in India for 182 days in the last 12 months, can enrol too: their steps are here as well.
Answer the questions below first. Then the documents and steps open.
1Your situation
We show only what your answers need.
- Which of these are you?
- Who needs the Aadhaar, and how old are they?
- Does the child's mother or father (or legal guardian) have an Aadhaar?
- How will the child be enrolled?
- In the last 12 months, have you stayed in India for 182 days or more?
Your answers stay on this phone.
Each step below says who it is for. Confirm yours at the office, then change your answer here.
This route does not apply to your situation
A child under 5 gets Aadhaar only on the basis of the mother's, father's or legal guardian's Aadhaar. If none of them has an Aadhaar, the child cannot be enrolled.
→ First the mother or father must enrol for Aadhaar. In this guide, choose the age "18 or older" to see those steps.
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This route does not apply to your situation
Foreign nationals, OCI cardholders included, can get Aadhaar only after staying in India for 182 days or more in the 12 months before they apply. Until then they cannot enrol.
→ Open this guide again once you have completed 182 days in India.
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2Documents you need
Tick the ones you have. They are kept in this browser.
Details
By age: Form 5 for a child under 5, Form 3 for ages 5 to below 18, Form 1 for 18 and over. Fill it in English capital letters.
If you don't have it: The centre gives it to you. The forms are also on the UIDAI website under "Enrolment & Update Forms".
Sources: 7, 1, 15, 14, 13
Details
A birth certificate issued under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969. It proves both the relationship to the parent and the date of birth. It is compulsory for a child born on or after 1 October 2023. For a legal guardian, the guardianship document from a government authority or a court proves the relationship.
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Details
Both parents' Aadhaar numbers are asked for. If the child lives with only one parent or with a legal guardian, that person's Aadhaar is enough. One of them must come to the centre and confirm with a fingerprint or iris scan.
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Details
Any one that shows the child's name and the parent's name: birth certificate; Indian passport; domicile certificate from the State Government; SC/ST/OBC caste certificate; guardianship document; transgender identity card or certificate.
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Details
Any one with the child's name, photo and an address in India: Indian passport; domicile certificate from the State Government; SC/ST/OBC caste certificate; transgender identity card or certificate.
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Details
Not needed with Form 4, or when the child is enrolled on a parent’s Aadhaar. Otherwise any one in the child’s name with the address in India: the child’s Indian passport; domicile certificate from the State Government; SC/ST/OBC caste certificate; transgender identity card or certificate.
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Details
Any one of: birth certificate; Indian passport; transgender identity card or certificate. The name and date of birth must be the same on all the documents.
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Details
Any one of: Indian passport; ration card with photo; voter ID card; driving licence; service photo ID from a government or public sector body; pensioner photo ID; CGHS/ECHS/ESIC card; SC/ST/OBC caste certificate; mark sheet or certificate from a recognised board or university; transgender identity card. The full list is in UIDAI's list of documents (List III).
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Details
Any one of: Indian passport; ration card; voter ID card; service or pensioner photo ID; SC/ST/OBC caste certificate; an electricity, water, landline/post-paid mobile/broadband or gas bill not older than 3 months; a registered sale or gift deed, or a rent or lease agreement; a life or medical insurance policy (within a year of issue); a certificate in UIDAI's format from a Tahsildar, MP, MLA, village panchayat head or secretary, or Village Revenue Officer (valid for 3 months). A driving licence does not count as proof of address.
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Details
Any one of: birth certificate; Indian passport; mark sheet or certificate; service or pensioner photo ID; transgender identity card. Without proof, your date of birth is recorded as "declared", and only the year of birth is printed on your Aadhaar.
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Details
For an NRI it is compulsory as the proof of identity. If you keep the address abroad that is in it (Form 2), it is also the proof of address.
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Details
For an NRI child it is compulsory as the proof of identity.
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Details
Form 7 for 18 and over, Form 8 for under 18. Fill it in English capital letters.
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Details
Your valid OCI card together with your valid foreign passport.
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Your valid foreign passport together with a valid Indian visa. Long Term Visa (LTV) holders (minority communities of Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan): the valid LTV with the passport of the country of origin (valid or expired). Nationals of Nepal and Bhutan: their passport or, without one, two documents with the same address (citizenship certificate, voter card of Nepal or Bhutan, photo identity certificate from their mission in India). Special categories of foreign nationals without a passport: a valid registration certificate or residential permit from the FRRO / FRO.
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Details
Any one of the proofs of address for adults on UIDAI's list of documents, with your address in India. For a visa holder, the registration certificate or residential permit from the FRRO / FRO also counts; for an LTV holder, the LTV itself.
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Nothing to get ready before these steps.
3Your steps
· Do them in order. Tick each one when it is done.
- Do this nowIf: Indian citizen living in India / Indian citizen living abroad (NRI)
Find the nearest Aadhaar centre on UIDAI's centre locator (Bhuvan Aadhaar).
Aadhaar centres are run in banks, post offices, BSNL and State Government offices. UIDAI's own Aadhaar Seva Kendras in Telangana are in Hyderabad (Moosarambagh Metro Station), Madhapur (Reliance Cyber Ville) and Hanamkonda (KU Cross). They are open all 7 days except holidays, 9:30 am to 5:30 pm.
Open the official pageNot confirmed
Telangana district websites (for example Wanaparthy) show some MeeSeva centres as Aadhaar centres, but we found no State list of which MeeSeva centres do Aadhaar enrolment. Check the UIDAI locator before you go.
Sources: 1, 6, 10
- Do this nowIf: Indian citizen living in IndiaIf: 18 or older
New enrolment of people over 18 is not done at every centre: only at UIDAI's Aadhaar Seva Kendras and certain designated centres.
On the locator, choose a centre marked "All enrolment (including 18+)".
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- Do this now
If you are going to an Aadhaar Seva Kendra, you can book a time first on UIDAI's appointment portal.
Booking is free and needs no Aadhaar-linked mobile. One person can book at most 2 appointments a month, and can change one up to 24 hours before. Walk-ins also get a token.
Open the official pageNot confirmed
We did not see the appointment portal's screens. Other Aadhaar centres (banks, post offices) keep their own hours; ask there whether they take bookings.
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- Do this nowIf: Indian citizen living in IndiaIf: A child under 5If: Yes
Take the child to an Aadhaar centre with the mother or father (or guardian).
Fill in Form 5 and show the original documents. At this age only the child's photo is taken, not fingerprints or iris. The parent confirms with their own fingerprint or iris and signs the form. The child's Aadhaar gets the address in the parent's Aadhaar.
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- Do this nowIf: Someone aged 5 to 17If: With a parent's Aadhaar (the parent comes along)
Go to an Aadhaar centre with the child and the mother or father.
Fill in Form 3 and show the original documents. The child's photo, ten fingerprints and both irises are taken. The parent confirms with their Aadhaar, by fingerprint or iris. The child's Aadhaar gets the address in the parent's Aadhaar.
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- Do this nowIf: Someone aged 5 to 17If: With the child's own documents
Take the child to an Aadhaar centre.
Fill in Form 3 and show the originals of the child's own documents. The child's photo, ten fingerprints and both irises are taken.
Sources: 1, 4, 7, 5, 14
- Do this nowIf: Indian citizen living in IndiaIf: 18 or older
Go to the Aadhaar centre yourself; you cannot enrol by sending documents by post or online.
Fill in Form 1 and show the original documents. Your photo, ten fingerprints and both irises are taken. Aadhaar is for residents: you must have lived in India for 182 days or more in the 12 months before you apply.
Not confirmed
We found no official document on how State authorities verify a new adult enrolment in Telangana. Ask at the centre.
Sources: 1, 4, 7, 5, 13
- Do this nowIf: Indian citizen living abroad (NRI)If: 18 or older
Go to an Aadhaar enrolment centre yourself.
The rule of 182 days' stay in India does not apply to NRIs. Your valid Indian passport is compulsory as proof of identity. To keep the address abroad that is in your passport, fill in Form 2; to give an address in India, fill in Form 1 and show a proof of that address from UIDAI's list. An e-mail address is compulsory. Your photo, ten fingerprints and both irises are taken.
Not confirmed
UIDAI's FAQ says an NRI may enrol at any Aadhaar enrolment centre, but UIDAI's 2022 memo keeps new enrolment of adults to the Aadhaar Seva Kendras and designated centres. Before you go, check on the centre map (Bhuvan Aadhaar) that the centre enrols people aged 18 and over.
Sources: 2, 7, 11, 4, 5, 1, 8, 13
- Do this nowIf: Indian citizen living abroad (NRI)If: Yes
Take the child to an Aadhaar centre with the mother or father (or guardian).
The child's valid Indian passport is compulsory as proof of identity. Fill in Form 5 for an address in India, or Form 6 to use the address abroad in the passport. An e-mail address is compulsory. The parent gives their Aadhaar number, confirms with a fingerprint or iris and signs the form for the child. At this age only the child's photo is taken.
Sources: 2, 1, 7, 4, 5, 15
- Do this nowIf: Indian citizen living abroad (NRI)If: Someone aged 5 to 17
Take the child to an Aadhaar centre with the mother or father (or guardian).
The child's valid Indian passport is compulsory as proof of identity. For an address in India, fill in Form 3: if the child is enrolled on a parent’s Aadhaar, the address in the parent’s Aadhaar is used; if on the child’s own documents, show a proof of that address in the child’s name from UIDAI’s list (the passport itself, if it carries that address). To use the address abroad in the passport, fill in Form 4. An e-mail address is compulsory. If the child is enrolled on a parent's Aadhaar, one parent confirms and signs for the child. The child's photo, fingerprints and irises are taken.
Sources: 2, 7, 5, 1, 14, 4
- Do this nowIf: Foreign national with an OCI card / Foreign national without an OCI cardIf: Yes
Foreign nationals, OCI cardholders included, enrol for now only at UIDAI's Aadhaar Seva Kendras; go yourself.
UIDAI's Aadhaar Seva Kendras in Telangana: Hyderabad (Moosarambagh Metro Station), Madhapur (Reliance Cyber Ville) and Hanamkonda (KU Cross). Fill in Form 7 (18 and over) or Form 8 (under 18) and show the original documents. An e-mail address is compulsory and is checked with an OTP during enrolment. Your photo, fingerprints and both irises are taken (for a child under 5, only the photo). On the form you declare that you stayed in India for 182 days in the last 12 months; if that is false, the Aadhaar can be deactivated.
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- Do this now
Before you sign, check that the name, date of birth, gender and address shown on the screen are right in English and in Telugu.
Ask for any mistake to be fixed then. A mobile number is not compulsory, but give your own (not the operator's or anyone else's): Aadhaar status messages and OTPs go to it.
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- Do this nowIf: Indian citizen living in India / Indian citizen living abroad (NRI)
Take the acknowledgement slip and keep it safe.
It carries your enrolment number (EID): 14 digits followed by the date and time. It is not your Aadhaar number; you need it to check the status and for any later correction. Take back all your original documents.
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- Do this nowIf: Indian citizen living in India / Indian citizen living abroad (NRI)
On the myAadhaar portal, under "Check Enrolment & Update Status", enter the enrolment number (EID) with its date and time to see whether your Aadhaar is ready.
You can also call 1947 (toll-free).
Open the official pageSources: 1, 2
- Do this nowIf: Indian citizen living in India / Indian citizen living abroad (NRI)
Once your Aadhaar is ready, download e-Aadhaar on the myAadhaar portal with your enrolment number or Aadhaar number; an OTP comes to the mobile you gave at enrolment.
e-Aadhaar is as valid as the Aadhaar letter. The PDF password is the first 4 letters of your name in capitals, then your year of birth. The Aadhaar letter also comes to your address by ordinary post. If you gave no mobile, an Aadhaar centre can download it after a fingerprint check and give a colour print (₹40).
Open the official pageNot confirmed
The Aadhaar Seva Kendra page (October 2026) gives ₹40 for the print at a centre; UIDAI's FAQ page still says ₹30. Check the amount on your receipt.
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- Do this nowIf: Indian citizen living abroad (NRI)
If you enrolled with an address abroad, the Aadhaar letter is not posted: a password-protected e-Aadhaar, with its password, is e-mailed to the address you gave.
You may give a foreign mobile number, but Aadhaar text messages are not delivered to numbers outside India.
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- Do this nowIf: Indian citizen living in India / Indian citizen living abroad (NRI)If: A child under 5 / Someone aged 5 to 17
A child enrolled before 5 must have the biometrics (photo, fingerprints, irises) updated at an Aadhaar centre on turning 5, and every child again on turning 15.
The Aadhaar number stays the same. This update is done on its own, not together with other changes.
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- Do this nowIf: Foreign national with an OCI card / Foreign national without an OCI cardIf: Yes
Keep the acknowledgement slip safe.
For a foreign national it carries an SID number: the letter S followed by 27 digits; it is valid. To ask about the status, e-mail help@uidai.gov.in with this number.
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- Do this nowIf: Foreign national with an OCI cardIf: Yes
An OCI cardholder's Aadhaar is not for life: it is valid for 10 years from the date of enrolment.
The validity is shown on it.
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- Do this nowIf: Foreign national without an OCI cardIf: Yes
A foreign national's Aadhaar is not for life; its validity is shown on it.
For a visa holder it lasts until the visa (or the FRRO / FRO registration certificate or residential permit) expires; for an LTV holder, until the LTV expires; for nationals of Nepal and Bhutan, 10 years.
Sources: 1, 4
If something goes wrong
If it is rejectedIf an SMS says your enrolment was rejected, check the status on myAadhaar to see why (mismatched documents, wrong details, an invalid document and the like).
If an SMS says your enrolment was rejected, check the status on myAadhaar to see why (mismatched documents, wrong details, an invalid document and the like). Enrol again with the right documents. For questions call 1947 or e-mail help@uidai.gov.in.
UIDAI contact centre (1947, toll-free) · Open the official page
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If it is lateIf the Aadhaar has not come after 30 days for a child or 180 days for an adult, file a complaint with your enrolment number (EID) on the myAadhaar grievance page, or call 1947.
If the Aadhaar has not come after 30 days for a child or 180 days for an adult, file a complaint with your enrolment number (EID) on the myAadhaar grievance page, or call 1947. Do not enrol again: if the first enrolment produced an Aadhaar, every later attempt is rejected. You can also contact UIDAI's Regional Office at Ameerpet, Hyderabad (reception 040-23739269). Foreign nationals and OCI cardholders: e-mail help@uidai.gov.in with the SID number.
UIDAI contact centre (1947, toll-free) · Open the official page
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If you are asked for more moneyNew Aadhaar enrolment is completely free; you pay nothing at the centre.
New Aadhaar enrolment is completely free; you pay nothing at the centre. If anyone asks for money, tell the Centre Manager or Operations Manager if it is an Aadhaar Seva Kendra. Call 1947, e-mail help@uidai.gov.in, or file a complaint on myAadhaar.
UIDAI contact centre (1947, toll-free) · Open the official page
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Official websites for this work
- myAadhaar (UIDAI) Update Aadhaar details, download it, complain
- Aadhaar centre appointment Book a time at an Aadhaar centre
- Find an Aadhaar centre Find the Aadhaar centre near you
Related guides
The 15 official pages and papers this guide is written from
- Enrolment & Update: frequently asked questionsUnique Identification Authority of India, Aadhaar Enrolment Process (how to apply, documents, originals, fee, mobile and email, rejected, where to enrol, data captured, age limit, verifier and operator guidelines, acknowledgement); Enrolling Children; Lost/Forgotten Aadhaar (EID format, Print Aadhaar); Aadhaar Seva Kendra (appointments, timings); Mandatory Biometric Update; Aadhaar Update (deactivated, pending complaint); Resident Foreign Nationals (eligibility, 182 days, Forms 7 and 8, documents for visa, OCI and LTV holders, Aadhaar Seva Kendra only, e-mail with OTP, validity, SID and status by e-mail); enrolment of children below 5 (Resident Indian / NRI) (16-09-2026) · read on 30-10-2026
- Your Aadhaar: frequently asked questionsUnique Identification Authority of India, Aadhaar Letter (re-applied for Aadhaar; letter by ordinary post; letter not delivered); Aadhaar Features, Eligibility (date of birth verified or declared); NRI & Aadhaar (valid Indian passport; 182 days not applicable; Forms 2, 4 and 6 with an address abroad; e-Aadhaar by e-mail; international mobile numbers; children of NRIs) (15-10-2026) · read on 30-10-2026
- Aadhaar Online Services: frequently asked questionsUnique Identification Authority of India, e-Aadhaar (what it is, validity, download, password) (16-10-2026) · read on 30-10-2026
- List of Acceptable Documents for Enrolment and UpdateUnique Identification Authority of India, List I (up to 5 years), List II (5 to 18 years) and List III (18 years and above), with their notes; Certificate for Aadhaar enrolment/update (proof of address, valid 3 months); documents for OCI cardholders, LTV holders, nationals of Nepal and Bhutan and other foreign nationals who have stayed in India for 182 days or more, with note (e) on validity; note (c) (head-of-family enrolment of children under five, except foreign nationals); valid Indian passport as proof of relationship for NRIs (11-06-2026) · read on 30-10-2026
- Aadhaar Enrolment & Update ChargesUnique Identification Authority of India, Aadhaar Enrolment: Free; (1) Biometric update, items (i) to (iii) and the note on ages 7 to 15 · read on 30-10-2026
- Aadhaar Seva KendraUnique Identification Authority of India, Aadhaar Services available at Aadhaar Seva Kendra; Online appointment for Aadhaar Services; Service Process; Charges, item (4); List of Aadhaar Seva Kendra (Telangana: Hyderabad, Warangal, Ranga Reddy) (01-10-2026) · read on 30-10-2026
- Aadhaar enrolment and update formsUnique Identification Authority of India, Form 1 (aged 18 years and above), Form 3 (aged 5 to below 18 years), Form 5 (below 5 years), for resident Indians; also Forms 2, 4 and 6 (Non-Resident Indians with an address outside India) and Forms 7 and 8 (Resident Foreign Nationals, 18 and over / below 18) (16-06-2026) · read on 30-10-2026
- Office Memorandum HQ-16027/1/2022-EU-I-HQ, 21.09.2022: Strengthening of Aadhaar Enrolment Ecosystem – Restricting New enrolment of residents at designated Aadhaar centres onlyUnique Identification Authority of India (Enrolment & Update-I Division); copy published by the Department of Digital Technologies & Governance, Government of Himachal Pradesh, Paragraph 1: new enrolment of adults only at UIDAI ASKs and designated centres (21-09-2022) · read on 30-10-2026
- UIDAI Regional Office, HyderabadUnique Identification Authority of India, Address, toll-free number, reception phone, e-mail (25-09-2026) · read on 30-10-2026
- UIDAI-Aadhar ServicesWanaparthy District Administration, Government of Telangana, "Aadhar Enrollment Centers / Meeseva Centers"; services provided through MeeSeva/Aadhaar centres (14-02-2024) · read on 30-10-2026
- Form 2: Aadhaar Enrolment and Update, for Non-Resident Indian having Proof of Address outside India (aged 18 years and above)Unique Identification Authority of India, Items 2(d) (e-mail mandatory), 4 (address as in the valid Indian passport; passport as proof of identity and address); Declaration 1(c) · read on 30-10-2026
- Form 7: Aadhaar Enrolment and Update, for Resident Foreign National (aged 18 years or above)Unique Identification Authority of India, Items 2-3 (nationality; valid foreign passport with OCI card, LTV or Indian visa; e-FRRO registration number), 4(d) (e-mail mandatory); Declaration 1(c) (resided in India 182 days or more in the 12 months before applying) · read on 30-10-2026
- Form 1: Aadhaar Enrolment and Update (resident Indian, or Non-Resident Indian with proof of address in India, aged 18 years and above)Unique Identification Authority of India, Heading (Form 1, "For (a) Resident Indian, or (b) Non-Resident Indian having Proof of Address in India (aged 18 years and above)"; "use only upper case (block or capital) letters"); item 3(a) "Please fill as given in the document presented in support of the POI"; declaration 1(c) (resided in India for 182 days or more, or Non-Resident Indian); instructions, item 3(d) Email "Mandatory for NRI", item 5(a)(6) "In case applicant is NRI and does not have POA for address in India, please use Form 2", item 5(b)(3) "For NRIs, valid Indian passport is the only acceptable POI"; fee table ("Enrolment: Free") · read on 30-10-2026
- Form 3: Aadhaar Enrolment and Update (resident Indian child, or Non-Resident Indian child with proof of address in India, aged 5 years and above and less than 18 years)Unique Identification Authority of India, Heading (Form 3, "For (a) Resident Indian child, or (b) Non-Resident Indian child having Proof of Address in India (aged 5 years and above and less than 18 years)"; "use only upper case (block or capital) letters"); item 4 "Basis of enrolment/update: Document verification OR Confirmation by Head(s) of Family"; item 5(b) (POI, POA and PDB for document-based enrolment); item 6 (HoF: the address against the parent's Aadhaar is recorded for the child; signature of HoF); instructions, item 3(d) Email "Mandatory for NRI", item 5(a)(6) "In case the child is NRI and does not have POA for address in India, please use Form 4", item 5(b)(3) "For NRI child, valid Indian passport is the only acceptable POI"; fee table ("Enrolment: Free") · read on 30-10-2026
- Form 5: Aadhaar Enrolment and Update (resident Indian child, or Non-Resident Indian child with proof of address in India, below 5 years of age)Unique Identification Authority of India, Heading (Form 5, "For (a) Resident Indian child, or (b) Non-Resident Indian child having Proof of Address in India (below 5 years of age)"; "use only upper case (block or capital) letters"); item 6 (HoF: mother's and/or father's or legal guardian's name and Aadhaar number; their signature; the address against the authenticated Aadhaar number is recorded for the child); instructions, item 3(d) Email "Mandatory for NRI", item 5(a)(6) "In case the child is NRI and does not have POA for address in India, please use Form 6", item 5(b)(3) "For NRIs, valid Indian passport is the only acceptable POI"; fee table ("Enrolment: Free") · read on 30-10-2026