Dubai: Non-Resident Indians, including Indian expats in the UAE, with valid passports can apply for Aadhaar, India’s unique identity card which was only issued to residents of India earlier.
“This notification shall come into force from the date of publication in the official Gazette,” a copy of the notification in possession of Gulf News stated.
“Consequent to the publication of the notification N. 3119 dated September 20, 2019, Non Resident Indian (NRI) after his arrival in India, shall be entitled to obtain Aadhaar number,” the UIDAI said in a circular.
Procedures
An NRI’s valid Indian passport shall be accepted as Proof of Identity (PoI), Proof of Address (PoA), and Date of Birth (DoB) document, it stated.
“In case NRI’s passport does not have a valid Indian address, he shall be allowed to submit any of the other UIDAI approved PoA documents as proof of address.”
The authority has issued a revised enrolment form with modified declaration for NRIs and asked verifiers at Aadhaar centres to ensure that the above procedures are complied with, for enrolment of NRIs.
Online appointment
NRIs can now apply online through the authority’s website https://uidai.gov.in/ for booking an appointment at a selected Aadhaar enrollment centre.
“They can book online appointment even before they land in India. Once they reach here, they can visit the centre they chose and submit the passport copy and other documents required for enrolling for Aadhaar,” the official said.
Once the applicant is enrolled with the registry, the applicants will receive the Aadhaar Letter containing the 10-digit unique Aadhaar number at the Indian address submitted during the time of application.
The official clarified that Aadhaar is not mandatory for NRIs and those who wish to register themselves with the identity registry and get their ID can do it voluntarily.
“This notification shall come into force from the date of publication in the official Gazette,” a copy of the notification in possession of Gulf News stated.
“Consequent to the publication of the notification N. 3119 dated September 20, 2019, Non Resident Indian (NRI) after his arrival in India, shall be entitled to obtain Aadhaar number,” the UIDAI said in a circular.
Procedures
An NRI’s valid Indian passport shall be accepted as Proof of Identity (PoI), Proof of Address (PoA), and Date of Birth (DoB) document, it stated.
“In case NRI’s passport does not have a valid Indian address, he shall be allowed to submit any of the other UIDAI approved PoA documents as proof of address.”
The authority has issued a revised enrolment form with modified declaration for NRIs and asked verifiers at Aadhaar centres to ensure that the above procedures are complied with, for enrolment of NRIs.
Online appointment
NRIs can now apply online through the authority’s website https://uidai.gov.in/ for booking an appointment at a selected Aadhaar enrollment centre.
“They can book online appointment even before they land in India. Once they reach here, they can visit the centre they chose and submit the passport copy and other documents required for enrolling for Aadhaar,” the official said.
Once the applicant is enrolled with the registry, the applicants will receive the Aadhaar Letter containing the 10-digit unique Aadhaar number at the Indian address submitted during the time of application.
The official clarified that Aadhaar is not mandatory for NRIs and those who wish to register themselves with the identity registry and get their ID can do it voluntarily.
