Virtual ID or VID is a temporary 16-digit number that is mapped with your Aadhaar Card by UIDAI. VID can be used by a person in a place where he/she has to provide Aadhaar number for authentication or KYC. This means that if someone is asking Aadhaar card number authentication, you can just give a VID number and it will do the job. The other person who is doing authentication can never get your Aadhaar Card number through VID.
How To Obtain VID
- Go to Official website of UIDAI
- Tap on MyAadhaar and see into Aadhaar Services
- Click on ‘Virtual ID Generator’
- Login with your Aadhaar Number and OTP
- Click on ‘Generate Virtual ID’
- Select if you want to ‘Generate VID/Retrieve VID’
- Click on ‘Next’
- Your 16 Digit VID number will be displayed on screen
Your 16 digit VID Number will also be sent to your registered mobile number.
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Can You Obtain VID If Forgotten
In case if you have forgotten your VID, UIDAI has set different methods to retrieve it. You can go to UIDAI Resident Portal or mAadhaar application and retrieve your VID Number by providing your mobile number or Aadhaar number.
You can also retrieve it by sending an SMS to Aadhaar helpline number 1947. You have to type ‘RVIDLast 4 digits of Aadhaar Number’and send it to 1947. You have to do it through your registered mobile number.
Where VID Can Be Used
VID can be used for all kinds of biometric and demographic authentication instead of Aadhaar number. You have put your VID Number in Authentication API Input.
Validity Of VID Number
Government has not set an expiry period on VID. VID will be valid till a new one is generated by Aadhaar Card holder.
It is used by users if they don’t want to disclose their Aadhaar numbers with others. It is acceptable everywhere and user can use it without any hesitation and restriction.
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