The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has issued a precautionary warning against sharing identity or address proof documents over email or WhatsApp for the purpose of updating their Aadhaar card.
According to the authority, it never requires that anyone disclose their documents in this manner and such requests are likely to be fraudulent.
“UIDAI never asks you to share your POI/ POA documents to update your #Aadhaar over Email or Whatsapp. Update your Aadhaar either online through #myAadhaarPortal or visit Aadhaar centers near you,” the Aadhaar issuing body posted on X (former Twitter).
In particular, if Aadhaar issued more than ten years ago and was never updated, the UIDAI has been encouraging residents to upload Proof of Identity and Proof of Address (PoI/PoA) documents to revalidate their demographic information. This will increase the success rate of authentication and contribute to better service delivery and increased convenience of living
-Login with your details and select ‘Name, Gender, Date of Birth, and Address Update.”
-Click on the option “Update Aadhaar Online.”
-Choose an address from the demographic option and click on ‘Proceed to Update Aadhaar.”
-Upload a scanned copy of the document and enter the other required options.
-Make the required payment. (Not applicable now until Sep. 14)
-A service request number will generated, and you can now save it for
How To Track Update Requests:
After submitting a request to change your address on the Aadhaar card, you will receive a URN (Update Request Number). The URN number will be displayed on your screen and sent via SMS to your registered mobile number. To track the status of your Aadhaar card update, visit https://ssup.uidai.gov.in/checkSSUPStatus/checkupdatestatus.