Switching jobs? Here is how to transfer your EPF account online

As soon as you receive your first salary in the organised sector, you become a member of the EPFO, with a part of your salary going towards the provident fund account. In fact, your EPF account gets contribution from both employee and employer and the fund earns interest till withdrawal.

The process of transferring your Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) account from the previous employer to the current employer can be done both online and offline. Source - PTI.

As soon as you receive your first salary in the organised sector, you become a member of the EPFO, with a part of your salary going towards the provident fund account. In fact, your EPF account gets contribution from both employee and employer and the fund earns interest till withdrawal. Now, when you switch jobs, there are two options – either you can withdraw the money saved or transfer the balance to the new account.

The process of transferring your Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) account from the previous employer to the current employer can be done both online and offline. While your Universal Account Number (UAN) remains the same, you need to transfer your PF account registered with the old employer to the new one.

What do you need to complete the transfer process?

EPF account holders must ensure that their UAN (Universal Account Number) is activated on the Member e-SEWA portal. The employees also need to ensure that their personal information such as name, contact details, marital status and so on is correctly reflected on the Member e-SEWA portal after login.

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The subscribers also need to ensure that their details such as bank account number, IFSC and Aadhaar details are correct on the Member e-SEWA portal. They need to ensure that bank account details and Aadhaar are digitally approved by the employer and UIDAI.

How to transfer EPF online?

Go to 'Unified Member Portal' and log into your EPFO account with UAN and password.
Go to 'Online services' and click 'One Member - One EPF Account (Transfer request).
Verify 'Personal Information and 'PF Account' for present employment.
Click on 'Get details', PF account details of the previous employer would appear.
Choose either previous or current employer for attesting form.
Click 'Get OTP' to receive OTP on UAN registered mobile number. Enter 'OTP' and click on 'Submit'.

The account will be transferred when your employer, present or past, verifies the details. The old balance would be carried forward to your existing PF balance.

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