How​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ to Unlock My Aadhaar Card

Perhaps you'd like to know how to unlock my Aadhaar card? A step-by-step, easy-to-understand, and quite friendly guide is here to assist you in unlocking your Aadhaar (or its biometric/authentication) so that you may continue using your services without any interruptions.

Why you might need to unlock

For example, if you locked your Aadhaar or biometrics intending to increase security (or maybe someone just locked it by mistake), then you will not be able to use it for authentication until you unlock it. Briefly — unlocking is the process that makes your Aadhaar available again.

Quick checklist – unlock in 5 easy steps

Head to the official portal My Aadhaar / Lock & Unlock at the UIDAI website.

Click on the Unlock UID (or Unlock Biometrics) button.

Put in your 12-digit Aadhaar number or latest 16-digit VID.

OTP that is sent to your registered mobile number will be your means for verification.

A confirmation message will indicate that your Aadhaar is now unlocked (most of the time it is immediate).

Real-life example

Just to illustrate: Sunita, after losing her phone, decided to lock her biometrics. A couple of days later, she had to do bank Aadhaar linking. Fast with the login, she utilized her VID and OTP, pressed “Unlock”, received confirmation within a brief time — the bank then linked her Aadhaar without any difficulties.
 

Things to know & quick tip

It is necessary that you have your mobile number registered, because OTP will be sent to that number.

Normally, unlocking is without any cost — the service is free.

Immediately upon unlocking, your biometric/OTP authentication will be allowed once again.

In case you do not unlock, some services may refuse your Aadhaar-based KYC or authentication requests — it would be prudent to unlock prior to when you will need it.