Procedure for minor NRI kids to apply new AADHAAR enrolment registration is made quick, hassle free and user friendly by UIDAI so the minor NRI children can apply for new AADHAAR enrolment efficiently. All NRIs, including children, must hold a valid Indian Passport as Proof of Identity document to apply for AADHAAR. To apply for new AADHAAR enrolment registration, NRI child has to visit a nearby AADHAAR enrolment centre, accompanied by father / mother / guardian, with the required supporting documents. For NRI children below 5 years of age, Proof of Relationship document, to establish the relationship with the accompanying father / mother / guardian, is also required. For NRI kids above 5 years of age, if they do not have their own Proof of Address document they have to submit the Proof of Relationship document to establish the relationship with the accompanying father / mother / guardian. In both the above cases, the accompanying father / mother / guardian has to submit their own AADHAAR or EID number, if the NRI child is introduced to AADHAAR by them. The accompanying father / mother / guardian has to authenticate on behalf of the NRI child and also give consent for enrolment of the minor NRI child by signing the enrolment form. Passport will also be accepted as a Proof of Date of Birth document.
For NRIs, Email ID is mandatory in the AADHAAR enrolment form. The declaration section in the AADHAAR enrolment form is slightly different for NRI enrolment; NRI applicant must read and sign the same in the AADHAAR enrolment form. At the AADHAAR enrolment registration centre, the NRI applicant must specifically ask the AADHAAR enrolment operator to enrol him / her as NRI.
Earlier, after arriving in India, NRIs had to wait for 182 days and so their status change from Non-Resident Indian (NRI) to resident and only then they could apply for AADHAAR enrolment. However in May 2020, the Finance Minister of India proposed that NRIs with valid Indian Passport may apply for AADHAAR on arrival and need not wait for 182 days for their status to change to resident.
At the AADHAAR enrolment centre, fill separate AADHAAR enrolment forms with requested details for each NRI child applicant. In the AADHAAR enrolment form, the NRI child applicant can only write his / her local Indian mobile phone number, international / non-Indian mobile numbers are not supported. The NRI child applicant has to provide his / her local Indian address; international / non-Indian addresses are not supported. Once the filled up form and the supporting documents are in order, each child applicant's biometric (iris scan, fingerprints scan and photograph) and demographic data will be captured electronically and sent to the central data processing servers. Please note that for kids below 5 years age iris scan and fingerprints scan are not be captured, only facial photograph is taken. These NRI children will need to update their biometrics of iris scan, fingerprints scan and facial photograph, when they turn 5 and 15. Intimation to this effect will be mentioned in the original AADHAAR letter.
In the end, the NRI child applicant will be given an acknowledgement slip containing a unique Enrolment ID. Please keep this AADHAAR enrolment acknowledgement slip securely as it will be required to check AADHAAR enrolment status, collect the approved AADHAAR sent via India Post as well as to download e-AADHAAR online. Verify the data in the NRI kid's AADHAAR enrolment acknowledgement slip carefully to make sure all the data are captured correctly. If there are any mistakes, correction in the NRI kid's AADHAAR enrolment data can be done free of cost within 96 hours of enrolment registration. For correction, visit the AADHAAR enrolment registration centre with the NRI child's AADHAAR enrolment acknowledgement slip with all the supporting documents. Click here to check NRI kids AADHAAR enrolment status online.
Individuals can enrol for AADHAAR only once, any attempt to enrol multiple times will be rejected by the process of de-duplication using their demographic and biometric information. AADHAAR approval process may take anywhere from 60 to 90 days after successful enrolment registration. Once it's ready, AADHAAR will be delivered by the India Post on the given address.
AADHAAR enrolment is free of cost for everyone including NRIs, there is no fees / charges of any kind for new enrolment. NRI Child applicant can go to any AADHAAR enrolment centre in India to apply for new AADHAAR registration, accompanied by father / mother / guardian. Click here for the list of AADHAAR centres near you. New AADHAAR application form is available for download online as well as it will be available at the AADHAAR enrolment centre. If the applicant wishes, he / she can download new AADHAAR application form online, print and fill it up before going to the centre to ease the paperwork at the centre. Click here to download AADHAAR application form online.
Each NRI child applicant must carry the supporting documents for new AADHAAR application in original; no Xerox copies of the documents are required. Proof of Address document is generally not mandatory to apply for new AADHAAR enrolment for NRI children. However all NRI applicants, including children, must hold a valid Indian Passport as Proof of Identity document to apply for AADHAAR. Proof of Relationship document, to establish the relationship with the accompanying father / mother / guardian, is also required. Click here for the list of documents for AADHAAR enrolment.
Click here to download e-AADHAAR online.