Want Aadhaar card? Here is how to get one without any document

Getting an Aadhaar card is easier than you think. While most of you would know that an Aadhaar card can be acquired by furnishing certain documents with the UIDAI, there is another way to get one without any paperwork. This can be done with the help of an introducer. The enrolment procedure to apply for the Aadhaar Card without any documental proof is the same as the standard procedure.  

The only difference is that those who do not have the proof of identity as well as the proof of address can still enroll with the help of an introducer. The introducer can be an Aadhaar Card applicant's friend, colleague or a family member. 

Aadhaar Card is a very essential identity proof, which is used for many services nowadays. All the residents irrespective of their age or gender must enroll themselves for the Aadhaar Card. UIDAI has permitted the residents of India to apply for the Aadhaar Card even without the documents.  

Who can help you apply?

1] With the head of the family as Introducer; and

2] With any other person as Introducer.

Here is step by step guide on how to apply for Aadhaar Card without any documents:

1] Visit the nearest Aadhaar enrolment centre;

2] Obtain Aadhaar application and dully fill it with the information sought. One can download Aadhaar application online by logging in at the UIDAI official website — uidai.gov.in — and visit the nearest Aadhaar Enrolment centre with a duly filled Aadhaar application;

3] Fill in the identity and address proof of the introducer at the introducer's space in the Aadhaar application;

4] Provide your biometric and demographic details;

5] The introducer needs to sign at the space given on the Aadhaar application;

6] The introducer also needs to give his biometric and demographic details at the Aadhaar enrolment centre;

7] Submit the Aadhaar application;

8] After submission of the Aadhaar application, the UIDAI applicant will be given an acknowledgement number; and

9] Aadhaar card applicant should keep the acknowledgement number safely as it will be used for checking Aadhaar status.

To locate nearest Aadhaar Enrolment Centre, one can log in at uidai.gov.in — the official website of the UIDAI.