Saturday, June 9, 2018

5 Important Points about Claiming EPF through Online Medium


You must be aware of the Provident Fund Deductions from your salary. These deductions are shared by the employee as well as the employer and the fund acts as a retirement fund for the employee. Today, because of the Members Portal of EPFO, the process of EPFO Transfer from the previous employee to the new one is very simple. You must be aware of the process but here are some important point about making an online claim for EPF Transfer from the old employer to new employer.

5 Points to Know About EPF Transfer Claim

Registration– First important thing to avail any of the service on EPFO Portal is that you must be a registered member of the EPFO portal. You need your UAN for the same and you can navigate to Activate UAN option to complete the registration. Below is the link for Members Portal


Pre-Requisites of Transfer– Now, there are some conditions that you must meet in order to get the transfer of EPF done. These conditions are mentioned below
·         The PF Number of the Old Employer and New Employer should be linked to UAN
·         The employer needs to have digital signature certificate registered with EPFO

Checking the Claim Status– You can also check your eligibility for the transfer of EPFO. The process is quite simple. You just need to login to your account with help of the link shared above. On the dashboard, click on Online Services and then click on Track Claim Status to check the status of your request.

Role of Digital Signatures– If your employer has registered his digital signature certificate then it would be possible for you to file a claim online and you will be able to submit the request to the previous or the new employer for the verification.

Submission of Documents–After filing the claim, you also need to obtain a printout of the claim and this needs to be submitted to your present employer after you sign the documents.

This was all about the EPF Transfer. For more information, you can visit the EPFO Portal and you will get the answer of all your queries.

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