Change of Address in India: Every Update You Need to Make

The order matters. Aadhaar is the base document that several other updates reference, so do it first — everything else is faster once it has propagated.

Do first: Aadhaar

Update online through the UIDAI self-service portal with a valid proof of address, or at an enrolment centre. Allow a week or two for it to reflect. Almost every other update below goes more smoothly afterwards.

Government and identity

• PAN — update through the NSDL or UTIITSL portal. Needed for banking and tax correspondence.
• Voter ID — Form 8 on the NVSP portal, for a shift within or between constituencies.
• Driving licence — at the RTO covering your new address. If you have moved states, this also involves re-registering your vehicle.
• Vehicle registration (RC) — required if you have changed states, along with a NOC from the old RTO. This is the slowest item on the list; start it early.
• Passport — a re-issue application with the new address, if you want it current.

Money

• Bank accounts — usually online, sometimes requiring a branch visit
• Credit cards
• Demat and trading accounts
• Insurance policies — life, health, vehicle
• EPF and NPS records
• Mutual fund folios (a single KYC address update often covers several)

Utilities and services

• Electricity — final reading and closure at the old address, new connection or name transfer at the new one
• Water and municipal tax
• LPG connection — transfer through your distributor; the cylinder itself does not travel with you
• Broadband — check serviceability at the new address before you cancel the old connection
• DTH — a relocation request rather than a new connection

Family and daily life

• School transfer certificates and new admissions — start 3–4 weeks ahead
• Medical records and a new doctor
• Society or RWA registration at the new address
• Domestic help, milk delivery, newspaper — cancel one, arrange the other

Postal redirection

India Post offers a redirection service at the head post office covering your old address. It is inexpensive and catches the things you inevitably forget. Six months is usually enough.

A practical order

1. Aadhaar
2. Bank and PAN
3. Utilities at both ends
4. Vehicle RC and driving licence, if you changed states — start these early because they are slow
5. Insurance, investments, employer records
6. Voter ID and passport
7. Postal redirection as the safety net