Aadhaar Card Name Change Process

Legal Information for Changing Aadhaar Name

Aadhaar card is an important identity proof in India. Therefore, all your information in your Aadhaar card should be correct. Because now the Aadhaar card is asked everywhere and the same details are submitted in other documents based on the details of the Aadhaar card. But many people have mistakes in their names in Aadhaar. Many people do not have a surname in Aadhaar or it is wrong, which you can change only twice in life. But if you want to change the full name, then this will not happen. For this, you need a gazette notification. With the help of gazette, you can change your full name and also change the surname as many times as you want. This is a legal document with the help of which you can change your surname or full Name Change in Aadhaar card.

Name change process in Aadhaar card

To change name on Aadhaar card, first of all you have to go to the UIDAI website. And download the name update form from the website. Fill this form and submit it at your nearest Aadhaar Seva Kendra. You will get this form at Aadhaar Seva Kendra. After submitting the form, you will have to pay its fee of Rs 50. You will have to submit some common identity proofs along with the form. After submitting the form, you will get an acknowledgement slip with URN (Update Request Number). Aadhaar URN is a 14 digit number. Which you can use to track the status of your form.

Documents for Aadhaar card name change?

Many documents are accepted for name change in Aadhaar card. But some common proofs are accepted for identity. Like –

Passport

PAN card

Voter ID

Driving License and other identity proofs are accepted

What is Gazette Notification?

Gazette Notification is a publication issued by the Government of India. In which official announcements, new laws and announcements are published to inform the public. By change name in gazette notification, your name becomes legally valid. The gazette becomes a legal document for your name change, with the help of which the name can be changed in your Aadhaar card. By changing the name in the gazette, it is accepted everywhere. The gazette not only changes the name in the Aadhaar card but also in other documents. With the gazette, you can change the name in the documents and also change the gender in the documents.

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FAQ

No, you cannot change the name on your Aadhaar card online. Name change in Aadhaar is done offline. For which you will have to visit your nearest Aadhaar enrolment/update centre.

It may take up to 90 days to update your Aadhaar card. Most updates are completed within 30 days. You can track the status of your update online by using the URN provided.

Yes, the gazette notification is a valid document through which name change is done in Aadhaar card. It is considered as a legal proof of your name.

After changing the name in the Gazette Notification, you will also have to change the name in other documents like Aadhar Card, Passport, Voter ID, PAN Card, Bank Account and other documents.

The Gazette of India is a legal document. In which a legal process has to be completed to change the name. In which it takes 30 to 40 days to publish the name change.

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