AADHAAR Card for Child
Minimum age to apply for AADHAAR Card for Child is 1 year. Upto age 5, child’s fingerprints and eyes’ iris keep developing and changing. Therefore no biometric data will be collected for kids and children below age 5. AADHAAR Card for children below age 5 is linked to their parents/guardian’s AADHAAR. For kids below 5 years of age, father / mother / guardian details and their AADHAAR Card enrollment number is required.
Things to know for applying Aadhar Card for Children or Kid
- Children over 1 year of age only can apply for Aadhar Card.
- No biometrics data required for children till 5 years as the hand impressions keep changing. The children’s account will simply be linked to the parent/ guardian.
- Biometrics will be done after attaining 5 years of age; the Aadhar Card number shall remain same throughout life time.
- After attaining 15 years, biometrics data will be taken again for the last time and will then be linked to the Aadhar Card.
- The child’s photograph is taken during the process.
Documents required for Applying Aadhar Card for Children or Kid
The documents required for child are almost the same as for adults.
- Date of birth proof is mandatory for kids.
- Either parent, who has an existing Aadhar Card/ who has applied already for the Aadhar Card can introduce the child for the same. As such, the parent/ guardian should also submit Proof of Identity and/ or Proof of address. (Examples of few given below)
- Without the above documents, the kid’s Aadhar Card process cannot be generated.
In case where the parent/ guardian are applying together with the child for Aadhar Card, the parent/ guardian’s details will first be registered and an enrolment number will be generated. Following which, the child’s Aadhar card data will be taken.
How to apply?
- GO to aanganwadi in which child name is registered with required documents
- Go to any authorized Aadhaar enrollment center anywhere in India with your identity and address proof.
- If your locality is not listed in the online appointment application website, you will have to walk-in at any nearby Aadhaar card center, without prior appointment.
- You can get free Aadhaar card application form(s) at the center itself, or you may choose to download it online.
- It is advisable to download, take a print out and go to the Aadhaar card center with the already filled application form(s) to save time at the center.
- At the time of enrollment, your photo, finger-prints and iris scan will be taken.
- Carefully review the details you have provided and make corrections, if any, during the enrollment itself.
- During enrollment, you will receive an acknowledgment slip, till the time you don’t receive your original Aadahar Card copy.
- The information details will be verified centrally before you are issued Aadhaar Card.
- On successful verification, you will first receive an SMS and/or email notification and later after a few days your Aadhaar number will be printed and sent to your address through post.