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  • i am not alotted uan by rpfc yet and i want to resign and join new company i do not want to disclose my past employment record what should i do

  • Hi Sreekanth
    I have forgotten password
    i do not have the mobile number active and hence i wont get OTP
    i am trying the option of generating OTP by not receiving it on mobile number
    but, it is not verifying my details even though i am providing correct UAN ; name ; DOB

  • Hi SreeKanth,

    While Trying to activate my UAN I am not receiving OTP Could you please advise on this.

    Thanks

  • Hi Sreekanth, I have been applying for PF advance claims for the past three times. All the time my claims have got rejected stating member name mismatch with submitted cheque details. All the documents have my correct name: UAN member details, Aadhar card, Bank account name all of which have the same name. Am not sure why it has got rejected again. I have raised a grievance about 4 days back and am yet to get a reply. What could be the possible reason?Also to note that when i view the pdf in the claim rejection reason, i see only my first name and middle name. I dont see my last name. What could be the possible reason? Does it have something to do with form 11 or something else that needs to be updated?

      • Dear Sreekanth,
        Thanks for your reply. All my documents reflect the same name in the same format. I have not uploaded my PAN. But UAN, Aadhar and Bank a/c all are uploaded and have the same name and format

          • Thanks Sreekanth! Hope i get a response to the grievance raised and hope it doesn’t go unattended

          • Hi Sreekanth,
            I got a reply from Grievance stating the case has been closed and i could resubmit the claim and it can be processed. I had resubmitted the claim on the same day and today i get a claim reject stating the same reason as “Name mismatch with Bank details”. What do i do now? I there someone whom i could reach out to? I have also submitted my comments in the grievance.

              • Hi Sreekanth,
                At the time of joining , the employer had asked us to submit the aadhar card details, PAN was not asked for. But i have update that also now. What is continuously see in the rejection reason is that my name in the pdf that can be downloaded from the online status claim has only first two names of mine.We are unable to edit that as it is greyed out. My surname is missing in that. But all my KYC approved by the employer has all the three names of mine. In my UAN member portal also all my three names are visible.But only in the online claim status track it appears with two names. Where could probably be the error? What could have gone wrong Sreekanth? I have been repeatedly raising my grievance for fifth time .All rejected. Called up the pf office and they say i could re apply and it will be done but again i get a rejection. No idea as to how to tackle the proble.Nobody has a solution to this

                Rgs

  • Hi Sreekanth, my name is nilesh. My uan number is 1002599854**. however, my registered mobile is lost and my aadhaar number is not linked with my uan number. Therefore, I am not able to received otp and change my registered mobile number. What shall I do.

  • Hi Sreekanth,
    Please find the UAN Number : 100356648945
    As I do not remember the password, tried using Forgot password option, and my registered mobile number is correct.
    However I do not receive OTP SMS on my mobile.
    Kindly can you provide assistance to resolve the issue or provide any reference materials which can be accessed for having the OTP issue resolved.

  • My uan number-101414586887 i got massage-
    Your Online Claim Form-31 ( PYBOM200750044140 ) has been approved for Rs. 9900/- on 24-07-20 and shall soon be sent to your bank A/c ending with 0641. But today 27-07-2020 now also not come my EPF money in my bank account please sir check status…

  • Sir for registration of “Direct UAN Allotment by Employees” i give the phone number which one i registerd for Aadhaar but it showing like Already number is registerd like that but my father also use the same number for his EPFO’s that why its came like that are what i don’t understand ,Can u help on this

  • Dear Sreekanth,

    Thanks for your response, my UAN & Aadhaar name is different,Can you please help me on this.

  • Hi sir,

    When i tried to activate My UAN it throwing “Your Member name is not valid”and iam gave exact details which is mention in payslip but iam still not able to activate.Can anyone plz suggest me how to activate my UAN

  • Dear sir my UAN number 3 first UAN number Patrol Amount withdrawal second UAN No not activate second UAN number invalid not activate

  • thank you sir, after transfer can i take the loan from that or part withdraw which one safe and fast sir

  • Hi Bro,

    Do UAN account expires , my last company has PF facility and now i dont, so just queries to know 1. if their is no deposition in my UAN account will it be closed. 2. is there any minimum duration in which i need to withdrew the amount. 3 if yes then in how many days i should withdrew the amount.

    Jagdish

  • HI Srikanth,

    I have got new UAN number from the current employer and i have old UAN too.Once i activated the new UAN ,couldnt login to both the UAN accounts.I waited 2 days after changing the password but still the result is same.Even if i try to change the password also it is not working .whom should i contact.could you please help me.

  • Hello, I tried checking my PF balance online but I’m getting the error- “Invalid Input / Member name mismatch against this PF/****/***”

    I have entered all exact the details correctly as mentioned in my salary slip, not sure what the mismatch is. Kindly help on how to resolve it. I want to check my balance and withdraw my PF amount ASAP. Thanks in advance.

      • Hi Sir, There’s nothing wrong with my name. My name is correct in my PF account but still why am i getting such mismatch error? And do you have any idea if the would actually respond to grievances promptly and how long would it take? Appreciate you help !
        Thanks!

  • is pf mandatory for an employee..?
    what exactly happens if company doesnt do the pf,hence no UAN exists…?
    how can we produce a new uan no..if newly joined company ask you for UAN number..?

    • Dear Karthik ..If a company does not offer EPF then an employee can not contribute to EPF scheme.
      You can generate new UAN by yourself if it is first time, else you may ask your company to generate one for you.

  • Hi actually i have worked for a pvt company due to some misunderstanding from the Hr the PF has to be done in Grocery Firm but my HR has done in another firm now the company is closed and @ present where i am working the company doesnt have the PF, Kindly suggest me what to do and how to do??

    • Dear Santhosh,
      I am unable to understand this sentence ‘ due to some misunderstanding from the Hr the PF has to be done in Grocery Firm but my HR has done in another firm ‘.

  • Hi I am working in Pvt company for past 3years I want to apply my pf but my company HR & manager not even singing into pf form any options is thy to apply driect in online from of office

  • I’ve joined new company . and want to continue same PF a/c with uan no.
    New company hr also deducted pf from my present salary.
    But last few days i can’t access my uan portal a/c.
    i need to mention my present company pf share works( can you tell me now what is the actual process)

    • Dear nirmal,
      You have to continue using same UAN number but will get new EPF a/c from your new employer.
      Did you submit your UAN number to your new employer?
      Kindly check with them.

  • I am unable to Transfer previous company PF to Present company PF.
    UAN was not created for previous company but it has created for present.
    while doing claim transfer i am getting error your Date of Birth Did not match with EPFO portal database.
    My previous not cooperating with me now.
    I have also submitted joint declaration form for DOB correction via my current employer.
    But still this error persist.
    Please suggest, is that any helpline number to discussed about this issue.

  • Hi,
    I quit my job a year back and haven’t joined any other firm yet so haven’t contributed to my EPF corpus. Can you kindly advise on the steps that I must take in order to withdraw it?
    Thanks.

  • I have left my company in 2012. It’s more than 4 years now. I am not able to check my UAN status. I want to know my account details mainly which bank is registered. Can you please help.

  • I changed my cell phone number.i didn’t get any messages form EPFO.how to activate the present cell phone num to EPFO num nd I don’t the UAN num also

  • i have uploaded the aadhar card and bank account details in uan but its showing uploaded by member

  • hello,

    I have my UAN and PF account linked with it.

    Recently I have changed company and they [new company] has added another PF account under same UAN (as they are claiming)

    But am not able to see any new PF account under my UAN [ideally after 3 month it should be visible still it is not visible and have completed 6 month almost in new company].

    When i go and to UAN website and check for the option

    “Previous Member ID “-> “List Your Previous Member ID ”

    And entered new PF account to get the details

    I got following error

    “Name against member ID entered by you does not match. Kindly contact to concerned EPFO office.”

    Kindly help what is going wrong?

    Is there any issue with name conflict in my new PF account and old one?

    Thanks
    Pushparaj.

    • Dear Pushparaj,
      Probably yes. Kindly check with your employer.
      If the name recorded by the new employer is wrong, you may ask them to correct it/ask them to send name change request to EPFO.
      You have to then transfer old EPF a/c monies to the new EPF a/c.

      • Hi Sreekanth,

        My case also simalr to above, but my name was wrong in UAN portal from previous employer, In present company it is correct, but getting the same error whe I tried to get details for new PF in UAN portal.

        Is it possible to correct my name from current employer or I should go to previous employer?

        Please suggest me.

        Thanks,
        Bhaskar Reddy

  • Hi Sreekanth.

    I have two queries.

    1.In Update KYC link there are two bank account nos of two different Bank are linked. One is my previous organization salary account and another is current organization salary account. Can I delete Previous bank details as I am not using for transaction now. If yes please let me know the procedure.

    2. For the current Bank account I have just given the IFSC code and account no but have not uploaded cancelled check . But its been approved by my current employed. How do I upload the cancelled check there , because I could not see any edit option there.

    Kindly respond.

    Thanks,
    Pragyan

    • Dear Pragyan,
      Kindly check the required procedure details with your employer, as a self-employed person I do not have access to UAN portal and do not have the required info to provide to you.

    • Dear ankita ..If you are contributing to EPF scheme now, you might have submitted Form 11 to your employer, am I right?? Have you submitted??
      Form 11 has information about your previous employment details.

  • Is it possible by new employer to know the pf deduction by previous employer please let me know asap

  • Hello Sreekant,

    I was working with one organization in Pune from January 2011 to February 2013. Then I shifted to my home town Nagpur. After coming to Nagpur i send them PF form for withdraw. They provided me PF number to check status online, but that number also wrong. Now I contact them for PF number they again provided wrong number as well said UAN number not generated thats why I am not able to see PF amount online.

    What I can do in this scenario. I need PF money urgently. Can I send them any notice from PF office. What is the convenient way to get PF successfully.

    Please reply.

    Thanks,
    Kuldip C.

  • Dear Sir,

    My UAN number is 100340389***. Currently i have working new company they give one pf number. All pf amount withdrawal upto previous compnay. How to merge my current PF to my UAN number. I told to current HR about this. They does not help.

    Thanks
    Satheeshkumar. N

  • Hi,
    I have UAN (1003102923***)account where I could see that my DOB was updated wrongly. How to proceed this.

    Should be 01-Feb-19**

    Regards,
    Ravi K.

  • KYC details not digitally approved by employer & it shows verification status pending & in UAN card it shows KYC: No
    Now my company is closed so what to do???Please help………

    • Dear Premal,
      Suggest you to personally visit your respective EPF office and try submitting withdrawal form, affidavit (declaring that the companies are now closed), PAN card copy, Cancelled cheque leaf & Form 15G (if required) . Kindly get the documents attested with a Gazetted officer (like Bank manager where you have savings account, MLA, MP, Tahasildar etc.,)

  • Hi,

    I have added a wrong PAN number on my EPF Member Portal and I am not able to edit it. I have tried logging in with aadhar but it is still showing no option to edit my PAN number.

  • Hello I have the wrong date of birth in the UAN portal i have requested to change the date of birth online .how can i check and get update regarding the date of birth has been change or not.

    • Dear Vikramjit,
      Did you submit the documentary evidence regarding the DOB to your employer? and they in-turn have to submit the docs to the EPFO.
      I believe that there is no online tracking facility to check the status, as of now.

  • Hello,
    my previous pf account, uan login, pf transfer portal have same name.
    Now after marriage i have joined other company with name changed. new pf has changed name. also if i am downloading uan it has also name changed. however uan login, and pf transfer portal still have old name.
    What should i do, which name i should use for pf transfer under personal details option , and for pf withdrawal and all

    • Dear Preety,
      If you would like to continue with the new name then you have to submit ‘name correction’ request to your Employer/EPFO. You also have to enclose necessary ID proofs which reflects the new name.

  • Dear sir ,
    I have already registered in the UAN (100209241078) portal. Unfortunately, I lost my mobile and does not have access to the phone number that is registered with the portal. Also, I don’t remember the password to log in, if I try with “forgot password”, the message will be sent to the lost phone number. Because of this I am unable to login and change the old number to new number. Please assist me here. thanka you sir

  • Hello,

    I have registered the my company name & PF linked to the UAN by myself.. Now company also registered the same.

    Now I can see both account on UAN.. Can you please let me know how can i delete which i registered by my self.

    Thanks

  • Dear sir /mam,

    i want to register my new mobile number for my PF account to get massage.
    kindly suggest me how do i register new number .
    if you do the needful i will thankful to you.

    regards
    jitender

  • I uploaded my Aadhar copy for KYC and asked my ex-employer to verify it. They say they have verified it but it does not reflect on the UAN portal yet. It still shows as Pending.

    How long does it normally take for the status to reflect on the portal?

  • Dear Sir,

    when i check my uan account i got this error status.(Confirmation of first time employment/previous employment in your case is pending with your employer. Please contact your employer.)

    in my last company not have PF account so this is my first time for me how can recovery this error

  • dear sir ,

    please help my uan password & registerd mobile number forgot so how its find it

  • Hi Sree,

    I have a big issue, I worked in IT for 5 years for joined a new company 6 months back . I initiated PF transfer request to current employer. EPFO site says that “amount has been settled and credited to new account”. This means that amount has come to current employer.

    1). My KYC is “yes”

    2). UAN no is linked to previous employer successfully and it reflects on website.

    3). When I enter the member ID in EPFO website it says :-
    “Confirmation of first time employment/previous employment in your case is pending with your employer. Please contact your employer.
    Detailed process available at

    4). I cannot see new member id on UAN card .

    My current employer is not able to link the UAN with current member ID and making excuses again and again and it is making me worried as it seems my employer wants to cheat with my money.
    They say that everything is correct but they are not able to see the records when they punch my UAN, how can it be possible?
    When an employee can download his UAN and track his UAN, then how can a employer is not able to see any information ?

    What should I do to rectify this , I am very very worries as this is a hard earned money and I can not let it go for no reason

    • Dear sumit,
      Kindly check with your current employer if they are providing the same details (your name, DOB, Father’s name etc) to EPFO?
      Did they give your new Member Id?

      • Hi Reddy,

        Does date of leaving the past organization really matters? My employer is not providing any logical explanation if they have given any details to EPFO office. Nor they are providing any error that shows the issue in linking UAN with member ID. What could be the issue in linking the UAN with my member ID?

  • Hi,
    I left the job 3 months ago and applying for EPF withdrawal by Uan based new form. my old employer updated pan no. And verified but photo copy of pan card not updated so it is required to upload photocopy of pan card for pf withdrawal

  • Hi,
    I was working for a software company from last 6 year and now i have resigned and joined another company. when i checked my UAN number status it shows “Confirmation of first time employment/previous employment in your case is pending with your employer. Please contact your employer.”. but my ex employer is not submitting my details to EPFO office.

    Can i approach EPFO office and submit my details??? also my 1st time employment didn’t had any PF account facility.

    Please suggest me what should i do.

    Thanks

  • My previous company has uploaded Pan Card and Bank Account details as KYC in UAN Portal. But did not approve it . It is showing pending. MY Current Company is already shared new one more UAN and Approved KYC. Please suggest Can i get KYC approval on Previous company? Can i withdraw PF of previous company…..

    I have different PF and UAN number now created by present company

    • Dear Prabhu..Kindly note that an Employee should have only one UAN. Kindly contact your employer & EPFO and deactivate the old UAN.
      Also, submit Transfer request of your old PF money to your new EPF account.

  • DEAR SIR,
    I Dont know what is my uan no because epfo epfo saying -my date of birth mismatch. so i want to know what is my uan no.please send reply with uan no.

  • Hi,
    I have worked with a company (which gave me a UAN) for more than 5.5 years on-roll and now shifting to a new company. I have some queries w.r.t. PF withdrawal:
    1. Will I be eligible to withdraw PF tax free even if I join a new company immediately? The new company also going to deduct PF from my salary.
    2. What is the procedure and tax implications of withdrawing the PF?
    3. Can I submit PF withdrawal application at the time of resignation?
    4. When do I receive PF amount and will it be tax free?
    5. If I give more than 1 bank account details on UAN portal, is it good or not-advised?

    Kindly guide.

    Thanks

  • sir i have working with 2 company (Night Shit and morning Shift )? its will be possiable a runnig 2 PF A/c Of one person

  • Hi Sir,
    Please suggest what to do as I applied for my pf in the last company, it got rejected stating member and fathers name incorrect. Now when I checked there is a difference in name for which I have submitted a affidavit on suggestion of my last companys HR, as my father name was added in between my name. Now in my new company i have not yet updated the UAN.
    Please suggest what to do, as to apply for name change first and then reapply or submit another affidavit.
    Please suggest and also the process for the same..

  • My pan number wrongly updated in UAN.. How can I rectify.. can new employer rectify it

      • Hi Srikanth ,
        Earlier i worked for one company uan generated and activated later i with drawn pf amount also.
        Now i joined new company, where i don’t want disclose previous employer details, I generated new uan also from present employer and got new member ID. I repeat i dont want to show my old company details, also old UAN is still active and i want to deactivate completely, i dont want its service or reflecting into my new UAN at any cost.

        Kindly help me on this !!!!!!

  • I have left my job 3 years ago and since than i am engaged in my own business. I have not withdrawn my provident Fund .
    If i create a UAN now than who will verify my KYC ?

    Can I withdraw my PF without visiting my Ex-Employer ?

    Thanks

  • Dear Sir,

    I have one UAN which is created by my previous organization and linked with the old organization. After joining the new organization, they also have generated the new UAN and i have also reactivated it. Now when i m trying to tranfer my pf from old to new organization, it got stuck in between.. Please tell me the procedure to deactivate the new UAN and also mapping the organization to old UAN

    • Dear Prabhat,
      Suggest you to kindly report this matter either to your new-employer or through email to uanepf@epfindia.gov.in by mentioning your current and previous UANs. After due verification the previous UAN allotted to you will be blocked and Current UAN will be active. Later you will be required to submit your Claim to get transfer of service and fund to new UAN.
      You may also raise a service request on UAN helpdesk.

  • can employer verify previous employment history while linking pf with new uan ?

  • Dear Srikant,

    I am unable to activate my UAN as whenever I entered the member id its shows that UAN & member id is mismatched.

    problem is I am unable to understand that how to enter as I have 5 digit no then 4 digit no as member id but in portal there is three column .

    pls help

    regards
    Rohit

    • Hi Rohit,

      I had the same issue.
      Make sure you ask the employer for member id (which would be the exact details required),alternatively you can take help of the pf mo. on the salary slip if its mentioned by the employer.
      I had the same issue i figured the tle pf account box had a missing digit, which entered correctly got activated.

      I hope this helps you.

  • Hello Sir,

    When i check UAN status it shows that “Request for UAN for this Member Id is already under process.(through ECR)” . so what i will do. i left my job before 2 weeks. my Ex. Employer can’t give infromation what i will do…..

  • Dear Mr. Reddy,

    PF amount is deducted for three months but PF number is not mentioned in my Payslip.

    Let’s Assume UAN is alloted by ex-employer for mbl Number A with KYC Details C &D. But I did not activate that UAN

    If I get a new UAN from current employer for mbl number B with KYC details E&F. Can I activate it?

    • Dear Vinod..If it is allotted and PF has been deducted then there is no need for you to activate UAN separately.
      Only thing is that the UAN might not have your mobile or bank account details. So, suggest you to get the UAN details by using UAN helpdesk portal and inform about the same to your current employer.

  • Dear Mr.Reddy,

    My old company may create UAN. But I have not activated.

    If I got new UAN from my new employer for different mobile number and KYC details. I can activate right.

    EPFO can reject my UAN only if mobile number or submitted KYC details matches with older one .. Right??

  • is it possible for someone who knows my uan no,my password, and the details to change the mobile number, to withdraw pf money without my knowledge?? i mean any one can change mobile no using the portal if he knows uan no, fathers name, birth date etc. what if some does this and changes the mobile no gets new password. and does what he shouldnt. do we get notified on old number if someone tries to change the number??

    • Dear Vikas..Very good question. As of now online withdrawal facility is not available.
      In case they add new bank a/c num, your employer has to approve the KYC details again.

  • Dear Mr.Reddy, I worked in a company for 3 Months till January 2015. But I don’t know my PF accnt and UAN no. I don’t know whether they created UAN for me or not. I did not activate any UAN. Now I joined a new company. They are going to create new UAN. I submitted aadhar, license details, mobile number for KYC in new company. I did not share the above KYC details to old company while joining. This is my situation.

    If my new employer create UAN … I can use right. ?? Because I am sure that I have not activated any UAN .

    • Dear Vinod,
      In case if they (ex-employer) have already created UAN then EPFO may reject request for new UAN, so by this you can come to know if any UAN has already been created or not.

      • I have not activated the UAN.

        Then why should EPFO reject?? And I have given KYC details which I never shared ex-employer.

        EPFO rejects only if KYC details matches right?

  • Sir Please do read this whole message. Sir,out of curiosity i mistakenly reset my fathers uan password.my father is a worker in a private factory.sir i wanted to know if his factory needs to be informed about this changed password. i remember he gave some details to company after when the first sms of username and password came.and today i just entered that username and password on uan’s website just to see. but it said wrong details. maybe the company had changed password as i coouldnt login with that first password.so i clicked forgot password and entered details and the password changed.i know some amount is transferred into that account monthly. Does the factory needs to know the current password.Does the company need password to send the money??Sir i wanted to know if the company will not be able to send the money without password. is it fine to reset the password.Sir i am really sorry to have typed 3rd message. I am just too much feared.Please do reply. i am having huge tension.

  • Hi Srikanth ,
    Earlier i worked for one company uan generated and activated later i with drawn pf amount also.
    Now Iam going to join in new company, where i don’t want disclose previous employer details, I want to generate new uan . is it possible?

    Kindly help me on this !!!!!!

    • Dear hari..As you have already got one UAN you can not get one more UAN. Even if you get one from the new employer, the EPFO can reject it based on your personal details that are linked to old UAN.

      • Sir, What if UAN account is not seeded with Aadhar, PAN, and bank acc. I mean if it is non KYC, can new UAN be generated? Or UAN portal also sees DOB, Name and other things.

        • Dear Zoya,
          You would not be able to make online claims.
          An employer can generate new UAN without these docs. But, if you have to create one for yourself then Aadhaar is required.

  • Dear Sir,

    My father name & date of birth is incorrect on pf online portal.
    Can i change these details online.

  • Hi Srikant,
    I have changed my compny in december. I ledy have a UAN attached with previous member id.
    Now i attached new member id in existing UAN portal via Previous member id list.

    I got new member id in the list but previous member id is showing as current member id. So how to make my new membr id as my current member id so that i can transfer to this one. please help me.

  • Dear Srikanth,

    I have a UAN account with my previous employer and when I changed my job my current employer created a new UAN account and insisted me to activate it but I refused and didn’t activate the new UAN account because I have existing balance in UAN with my previous employer so I requested my current employer to map my existing UAN to the current employers PF account and I even raised this concern to UAN with the help of UAN helpdesk and gave all the details and they have given a reference number which I am not able to track. its been almost months and no reply from EPFO helpdesk. please let me know how I can track the changes which I have requested them to do.
    I had logged in to UAN helpdesk and given them my both UAN details and asked them to map my current PF to my old UAN and deactivate the new UAN.

    • Dear Kiran..But you are saying that you have not yet activated the new UAN (second one)?
      Try contacting UAN helpdesk again : UAN helpdesk complaints & Solutions.
      An employee should have only one UAN.
      Suggest you to kindly email about this to uanepf@epfindia.gov.in by mentioning your current and previous UANs. After due verification the previous UAN allotted to you will be blocked and Current UAN will be active. Later you will be required to submit your Claim to get transfer of service and fund to new UAN.

      • Dear Srikanth.. I Already had a UAN from my previous company that’s why I have not activated the current UAN.. is it not possible to deactivate the new UAN created by my current employer and map my current PF account with my old UAN account which I have activated with my previous employer?

  • Dear Sir,

    I want to claim my pf. I resigned from my job before one year. Now I not working. I am doing further study. I have my UAN no. but KYC verification showing pending. Now I am not in contact with employer. In this case, can I apply directly to regional office for pf claim by filling new form of UAN ?

    Pls help

    Jitesh

  • Hi Sreekanth

    I joined one organization in June (I already had a UAN no. at that point point of time which was linked to my previous EPF account) and then left it in Sept and joined a new organization. The new organization quickly mapped my EPF with my UAN but my old organization which I left it in Sept and took some time in mapping the accounts. After constantly reminding them to map my PF with UAN they made a blunder and created a totally new UAN for me and in answer they are advising me an employee cannot have two UAN and I should immediately deactivate my old UAN.
    From here the actual problem starts I have my existing organization’s PF account linked to my old UAN (apart from my first EPF account).
    I have no idea what to do now and in worst which account I should deactivate (I have totally lost trust in my previous organization’s management ). Please advise me what I should do now and how to proceed further.

  • Dear shrikant, i was working with company A for 2 years, there was no pf thing, then i joined company B and left job in 2 weeks, and i later joined company c which is my current employer, in my current employer i did not declare company b, and showed it as i worked in company A for 2yr 1 month, meanwhile i came to know that company B had created UAN for me and shows as establishment co. I am worried as my current employer will come to know about my previous employer B where i just woked for 2 weeks ??? Should i update only my UAN with current employer ? Or just let it be? When my current employer will link new member id or new pf account with UAN will current emplyer come to know abt previous employer and cross check or current employer needs any approval frm previous employer ?

    • Dear Rohansingh,
      Yes, your new employer can find out about your old company. Suggest you to tell openly and let them know your UAN number. Request them to link the new member-id (EPF a/c) to the UAN.

  • Hi Sreekanth, I am 23 years old. Left my job 2-3 months back (Was with employer for 1 year 2 months).
    1. Is it recommended to withdraw the EPF amount currently as I am yet to find a new job (from tax and future convenience point of view)?
    2. Will it be taxable since I am withdrawing before 5 years of continuous service?
    3. When I join a new workplace, what procedures do I need to follow to ensure to transfer the balance?
    Please guide.

    • Dear SK,
      1 – If you have plans to join a new company, suggest you to wait and transfer your PF monies to the new EPF a/c.
      2 – Yes. Kindly read: EPF withdrawal TDS rules.
      3 – If your old EPF a/c is linked to UAN, you can just submit your UAN number to the new employer and I believe that old EPF a/c monies will automatically gets transferred as soon as your new employer links new member-id (new EPF a/c) to your UAN. Else, you can place a request online.

  • Hi,

    I have forgotten my UAN password and the registered mobile number is no longer active.
    And on click of forgot password its send OTP to the registered mobile number, which is not active so i am unable to get message.

    Is there any solution to update my registered mobile number ?
    Or any other solution to fix it?
    Please help

  • Dear Sreekanth,
    I was alloted UAN with my previous employer at EPFO Mumbai, Now i moved to a new company(EPF at Haryana) and transferred the savings in my previous company.But still the UAN is reflecting the old EPF no and new EPF no is not geetting listed in the UAN card.
    Please explain the procedure to link my new employer PF no in my UAN alloted by my previous employer.

    Thanks & regards

    Nagamohan M

    • Dear Nagamohan,
      You have to give your UAN number to your new employer, they will add new epf a/c (new member-id) to your UAN.
      You said that you have transferred the savings, are you referring to PF money here? If so, to which EPF a/c have you transferred?
      I believe that the moment, new member-id is added to your UAN, the old EPf a/c monies (provided it is linked to UAN) will get transferred to new EPF a/c automatically.
      In case if the old EPF a/c is not linked to UAN, one needs to apply for the transfer.

  • Hi Sreekanth,

    I was working with an organisation in 2010 for 6 months and i have not yet withdrawn my PF. I would like to do it now. My concern is 2010 did not have UAN so now how do i go about making that withdrawal.

  • Dear Sir/Madam,

    I have tried to find my PF balance online by filling up the form and required mobile phone number. I do not have anymore india’s mobile number because I quit from the company since 2013. Could you please advise how to find my PF balance and how to withdraw the balance ? I have PF number but I do not have UAN.Now I live in Jakarta – Indonesia.

    Thank you

  • after shifting my job i had re shifted to the same organization, now I have two member ids linked with my UAN one of my current employer which is continuous and other of my previous employer which is only for half a month. will it create any issue while withdrawing the pf amount.?..kindly help..

  • Dear Sreekanth Reddy

    I have to get Pf balance , but I don’t have UAN number , and my last organization has closed , now I facing problem , when I check online , it shows your member id already in process , and it has been 1 week of this status , please sugges what can I do, because it is very urgent for me.

  • hai, I am working as an accountant in a private limited company, my previous accountant not maintained proper records of EPF and employees details. They generated UAN nos. in the names of other employees of our company (means some employees got two uan number with different member ids), how can I correct this wrongly generated UAN nos. with related member ids and employee names. Please help me. THANKS

  • Dear Sir,

    My previous company has uploaded Pan Card and Bank Account details as KYC in UAN Portal. But did not approve it . It is showing pending. KYC in UAN Card is showing as No. Member-ID of MY Current Company is already linked to my UAN. Please suggest Can my present employer approve KYC uploaded by previous employer or only previous employer can approve it?

    Thank You.

  • Dear Sir,

    When am trying to Get UAN Number, it comes likes this in UAN Status

    Request for UAN for this Member Id APHYD008193400000000** is already under process.(through ECR)

    Please clarify me . How to get UAN for further procedure

  • Dear Sreekanth, I am trying to transfer my PF online. I found my father’s name goes with initials in the previous PF account, and expanded in the current PF account. All other details are correct.
    Will this discrepancy create a problem if submit the transfer form online?

    • Dear James,
      It may create an issue. You can submit a copy of ID proof (father’s ID) to your employer and get it rectified.
      Your employer will verify the docs and forward the same to EPFO for rectification in their database.
      You may also submit online request..
      Do note that this online help desk is still a beta version one.

  • Hi Sir/Madam,

    My DOB is incorrect in UAN. I need to amend correction of DOB in UAN. Please advise how to proceed further?

    Thanks,
    Swetha

    • Dear Swetha,
      Kindly visit UAN helpdesk, you can submit your request online.
      You may also submit offline request through your employer by providing a copy of ID proof which has the correct DOB details. Your employer will forward your request to EPFO.

  • Hi Sreekanth,

    If a employer has quiet the job and she is currently not working.She needs to close the PF account, for that what should I tell to her and can you explain the procedure for the withdrawal of amount.

  • Hi Sreekanth,
    I just changed my company before 2 months. In my previous company they have generated UAN for me and gave me access. But in UAN portal name and fathers name was wrong. I told them many times to correct it bu they didn’t.

    Now in my new company , they have opened new pf account but not generated UAN yet.
    So i am confused that can i use the same uan? if yes i need to correct my details. So how can i correct details without previous employer interaction?

    otherwise is there any procedure to close previous UAN and create new UAN with Correct details. Please guide me.

    • Dear Akshay,
      You have to use same UAN and get your new memeber-id (new EPF a/c) mapped to it.
      You can get the name corrected by submitting an online request.
      Visit this and select problem type as ‘incorrect details – Father’s name’ and submit your request.
      You can also get this done through your new employer offline.

  • Hi Sreekanth..
    i am from Nandyal. worked for a govt organization in nandyal from Jan-2009 to june-2015 on contract basis. they terminated me cited the reason as to curtail revenue expenditure due to lack of work.
    at the same time a case in court is on me related to this job is in pending. as i got terminated in june-2015 i did not go for any job and planning to start a small firm at own. since i applied for epf settlement in sep-2015 the application is remain pending in O/o Director, hyderabad. he is not willing to sign that because of the case is pending in court. i enquired in Epfo,RO,hyd about the issue and they told that there is no such rule to stop epf on the basis of any cases. while the same time employer is not responding to seed the KYC for my active UAN..
    i hope u can find and suggest a solution for my issue.
    Thank you
    Dinesh.Kavuri

      • Dear Sreekanth..
        Thank you for responding in such short time..
        i submitted my grievance in epgigms this morning.
        they replied me with a mail that they received the grievance with regn number.
        Please guide me if i needed to do any necessary representation?
        do i need to meet the concerned officer mentioned in the mail?
        thank you.

      • The company hasn’t closed..
        it is a semi government organization registered under A.P (Telangana Area) public societies registration act 1976. with its own governing board under the chairmanship of Special Chief Secretary(Agriculture),Government of A.P
        i represented the same issue to the Spl. Chief Secretary(Agri) on 31 dec 2015 since then no response from the other side.

        • Dear Dinesh..Let me know the message response details that you got from EPFO. In case if they have given contact details of any EPFO officer, suggest you to meet him in person and present your case.

  • Dear sir/Madam,
    My Father Name is MIRZA GALIB,but by mistake the name is
    printed Lalit Sharma. Please update my UAN card as early Possible.
    I am sending you my ID’s Attachment.

    Thanks & regards

    AMIR ANSARI
    MOB 90341129**
    UAN NO 1000274968**
    Mamber ID APHYD006170200000442**
    FATHER’S NAME MIRZA GALIB

    • Dear AMIR,
      Kindly never share your personal details on public forums.
      To get this corrected, you have to submit ‘name change’ request online through UAN portal. You also have to submit ID proof document to your employer.
      Your employer after verifying your request will forward the same to EPFO.

  • Hi,

    I have uploaded a copy of my aadhaar in UAN for KYC update.

    My HR says he does not know how to approve the KYC.

    Can you kindly elaborate the procedure for approving KYC by employer.

    • Sir, I have uploaded my bank account details for kyc.just wanted to know is this detail is sufficient for kyc.I dont understand how employer will know about my bank details as this bank details are not the same bank details when I was working in their organisation.do I have to upload another documents.

  • hi srikanth thanks a lot for the article.
    when I am trying to activate my UAN I am getting the following error
    “Mismatch in UAN and Member ID”

    Could you please help me out with this.
    Thank you so much.

    • Dear NARASIMHA,
      Are the details linked to your member-id & UAN same and matching. Kindly check if there any discrepancies w.r.t your name, pan, bank account details, D.O.B etc.,

  • Hi,

    I need your suggestion. Currently I am working with “X” organization Prior to it I was working with “Y” organization. I had withdrawn my PF Amount of “X” organization(prior organization). Here in the current organization I have shared the same UAN, but not able to see the Account details of my current organization “Y” in the UAN Portal.

    Could you pls suggest is the same UAN Valid even after withdrawing the PF Amount. Can my current organization use the same UAN even after I had withdrawn the amount of previous organization.

  • Dear sir,
    My previous company pf a/c no established in HYD/AP but curently i am working in another company in odisha,already i was applied for withdrawing my pf balance from HYD/AP from 2 months before but till the date i ‘m not getting my pf.Pl advice me may i with draw the same in Odisha pf office & what is the process of getting my pf balance??

    Regards/praful

  • Hi Sreekanth,

    My Account no was updated in UAN portal but my aadhar was not link and i left the job more then 1 year and my employer not sign my pf form should i process with new UAN form or not, or please suggest me for how to withdrawn my PF.

  • Can you please let me know is it possible to withdraw the PF amount if I move out of India..!

    As I am planning to move to US in next academic year mostly in March end if possible, Please provide me details regarding this.

  • hi,

    previous employer wrongly entered date of realeave date 01.12.2014 insted of 05.11.2014.

    due to this reason present employer not able to tag present Member ID,

    please advise what i will do for above problem

    plz contact,

    MOb:+91-9160611143

    9177793786

    ameerbasha.04@gmail.com

  • On the UAN website , when I am trying to activate my UAN, On that page, when I enter the details and my mobile number , it shows “Date of Birth is mismatch”.

    I have tried to activate my UAN for the first time and dont know why there is a mismatch .

    Plz help to know my epf status and to activate my UAN

    • Dear Latha,
      Check with your employer if the DOB details available in EPFO database is correct or not.
      If you find any discrepancy, you have to submit age proof docs to your employer, they in-turn can send the request to EPFO office and can get this modified.

  • hi,

    On the UAN website , when I am trying to activate my UAN, then, not gettign PIN on my mobile number. Therefore, I tried to check my UAN status. On that page, when I enter the details and my mobile number , it shows “UAN account no. and registered mobile number mismatch”.

    I have tried to activate my UAN for the first time and dont know why there is a mismatch .

    Although, on the employee provident fund website, I can login using this mobile number.

    Plz help

  • I was activated the UAN last year. Currently i forgot the password and somehow the register mobile number got expired too. Hence went to UAN help desk and selected the option to “forgot password and changed mobile number” .even I too recevied the OTP to my new mobile number but i can not find anywhere the option to use that OTP and change the password on my account ? can you please share the information about that where exactly i should enter that OTN to change my password ?

  • Hi,

    My UAN number linked with three account but my date of joining (DOJ) and date of ending (DOE) is showing wrong in previous two account.

    Please help me how can I correct my DOJ and DOE in previous PF account.

    Thanks
    umesh

  • I want to know.. Whether my current employer know about my previous employment details through UAN or not…is my information secured…If I didn’t transferred my PF from my old employer…

  • Hi Sreekanth,

    My uan account has been activated. My register mobile no password message have deleted. i have require password. Please reset uan login password and send my registered mobile number. PF account no. DL/CPM/27013/6219.

    Thanks & Regards,
    Ammar Sheikh

  • Hi,
    My PF NO. is PU/PUN/000687. I was working for Openview Technology private limited. I dont know about the Establishment code And extension.

    Please help me out to get the Establishment code or please let me know how can i get the address where my PF is maintained.

    Thanks and Regards
    Dinesh Pardeshi

  • I uploaded my KYC documents on UAN webiste, which was approved my the employer.

    But on the UAN card, it still shows KYC “No”. I uploaded, AADHAR, PAN and BANK details.

    Is there anything which i am missing ?

  • Hi

    I have worked in 3 different comapnies but have not withdrawn nor transferrred PF is there any possibility online i can generate UAN and merge all acct by transferring funds to one account and withdraw same time

    Please advice asap

  • Hi Sreekanth

    I am also facing problem like Swapnil Kondvilkar.Can you help me how to reset the password?In website,they mention as we can change by clicking on Edit profile.But my concern here is i forgot my password and my number has been changed.Is there any alternative?
    Thanks in Advance.
    Regards
    Chandu

    • Dear Chandu,
      I have been receiving lot of queries on this issue. I do not see any detailed update or answer on EPFO website too regarding this one.
      Suggest you to check with your employer.

  • Hi Sreekanth ,

    I somehow forgot my password and also I have changed my mobile no.
    Now when I request for password change , it sends the password to the old mobile no, which is not active at the moment.
    Now how to retrieve the password or change the password.

    Regards
    Swapnil

  • Hi Sreekanth,

    I have shared the FORM 11 and KYC details to my present employer to map new PF with existing UAN (which generated in last company). Generally what is the lead time to update the in EPFO.

    Thanks,
    Madhu Reddy

  • Hi ,
    I want to activate my UAN but my D.O.B is wrong shown,

    Can I change my D.O.B after activation UAN ?

    • Dear Santosh,
      Yes, you can change your personal details. Submit a change request and you may also have to submit required ID proofs to your employer (they will check them and get it approved from EPFO).

      • Hi Sree kanth reddy i need a small help from u i resigned my job in may 2014 when i approached the PF office for withdrawing my balance they asked to the UAN number

        now my company persons were able to generate and give me the UAN number but i do no how to create a password for that and how to upload the doc my name is pradeep and my mobile number is 9962815920 i have changed my mobile number as well please can u provide some steps to solve this problem my mail id is kurnuthalapradeep@gmail.com

        • Dear Pradeep,
          Are you employed now?
          If you want to withdraw your PF money, suggest you to approach your ex-employer in person, submit PF withdrawal form and PAN card copy. Your employer will then forward the docs to EPFO office for withdrawal of funds.

  • Hi,

    I have got two UAN numbers one from my previous organization and one from my current active one.

    I tried linking the Member-ID of my old organization with the UAN provided by the current one but it is not allowing it as it already linked to a UAN (old organization)

    I have two queries
    1) How do I link the member id of the old organization to the UAN of the new one. ?
    2) I believe I should use the UAN provided by my current organization or should I use the UAN of the old one.

    Please suggest ?

  • Hello Sreekanth,

    I worked with an organization from may2010 to sep 2011 and then I joined another organization in dec 2011 where I am stil working . Now I want to withdraw my PF of the organization where I was working till sep 2011. But I don’t have the UAN number of that organization. Is there anyway I can withdraw my old PF money.

    Any help would be appreciated.

    Thanks!!!

  • i have lost my register mobile sim in u.a.n. service and forget my uan password. then how to update my new mobile no. in uan service & new password.

  • Hi

    I got my UAN recently. Even after 48 hours of activation, I am not able to download the passbook. Do I need to do something beyond activating UAN. How to link my previous PF accounts from earlier companies to the UAN.

    Thanks
    Chandra Sekhar

    • Dear Chandra,
      Last 3 days there was scheduled maintenance work going, due to which I believe that UAN related webservices were not available.
      Did you already transfer your old PF monies to your existing Account? or Yet to do?

  • I have UAN number but forgot my password and also lost my my registered mobile number, please help me how to retrive my UAN password.

    Appreciate your all help and support.

    Thanks,
    Satish A

  • Hi Sreekanth

    One year back I left my job. Now I got job in new company. I have my previous pf account and uan no details but i dont want to provide these details to new company. so can they create their own pf account and uan number

    • Dear Archana,
      Only one UAN can be issued. Your old UAN number might be linked with your KYC docs like PAN , bank a/c no etc.,
      Why are you hesitating to share the old EPF a/c details with your current employer?

  • Dear Sir

    I have worked with an Organization for 3 months Feb-May 2014 and they have provided me Member ID.
    Due to some reason, I have left the job(due to some reason) and get my entire PF debited from my earlier PF Account.
    Now I am not aware of UAN nor my Former Employer told me and I am about to start new Job where I have not shown previous job details. Now when new Employer will open my PF Account is there any possibility that new Employer would get to know about previous Employment because of Seeding of any KYC like PAN Card which new Employer probably would use.
    Please do reply.

    • Dear Shuham,
      Contact your previous employer and find out if they have already issued UAN, if so you need to provide that to your new employer to map the new member-ID.

  • My new employer linked my UAN to the new PF account. He approved it.
    But its been 1 month, and i dont see my UAN linked to the new PF account. It only shows the old one.

    How much time, does it generally take to reflect online. I called the uan helpdesk number. They just dont know the answer. They keep giving different anwers all the time

  • Hello Sir,

    I am facing an issue which make me anxious regarding fund accumulated in my old PF account and linking my new PF account with my UAN. I am describing the situation as much as I can below:

    ====================================================================================
    I was working with a company till 2014, and was there for 4 years. I have my UAN linked with the PF account with this company.

    I joined a new company few months back. I received a new PF account number from the news company. I provided my UAN number to the company and they are claiming that they linked my previous UAn with this new PF account as well.

    Meanwhile, using , I claimed File transfer of my previous PF account to the new PF account and found that the file transfer is completed as per status by the EPFO concerned.

    My question is, still now in the UAN portal (uanmembers.epfoservices.in), with my UAN, I can view only my previous PF account details (though it is showing that all the funds available there is now transferred to somewhere else!!!!). There is no trace of my new PF account linked in this UAN number till now.

    I am a concerned as I can see my previous PF account is empty as the fund is transferred to somewhere else (should be to my new PF account!!), while there is no record of my new PF account in this UAN!!!
    =====================================================================================

    Please suggest me whether there is anything from my end I should do to
    1. Link the new PF account with the UAN number
    2. Check whether the funds in my previous PF account is actually transferred to the new PF account.

    Thanks and regards,
    Deb

    • Dear Debasish,
      Suggest you to immediately update your current employer and let them know your EPF A/c status.
      Check the balance of your EPF A/c by sending SMS through your registered mobile : Click here
      Check with your current employer if you need to submit any KYC documents or any approval is pending??

  • i have my UAN number but when i tried to login it shows invalid credential and with the help of forget password i had receive username and password but this also not valid when m login with this new details it happen continiously can you help me on same ????

  • I Forgotmy password and lost my registered mobile number. how can i reset my password

    • Dear Ari,
      Either login password or mobile number is mandatory to change login pwd / update mobile number.
      Suggest you to check with your employer if they can help you regarding this matter.
      If you find a solution to this issue, kindly update it here..thanks

  • Hi,

    My old employer has created my UAN no. But my name is misspelled there and even dob is also incorrect. Now in my new organization my new pf account was created with my correct name. So now am unable to link my new pf account under the existing UAN no. I want to change my name in UAN. But I don’t want to approach my previous employer for this. Because they will not do any favor for the employers who left the organisation. I can go directly to EPO office for this. Please suggest me the solution.

    • Dear Sowmya,
      You can contact your current employer. Submit ‘change request’ along with KYC documents to your current employer. They will co-ordinate with EPFO office to get the details changed in EPFO’s database.

      • Hi Sreekanth,

        Thanks for your reply.

        You have asked me to approach my current employer, but when i have approached they said that they cannot initiate anything on behalf of previous employer.

        Please suggest me whether I can go directly to pf office for these corrections.

        With regards,
        Sowmya Reddy

  • Dear Shreekanth,
    I left a company more than 3year back and want to withdraw pf amount to my bank account. Is there any option I can withdraw amount online from epfo site directly to my account.

  • Hi Sreekanth ,
    I need small information. I have UAN card . I want to change Details ,Which are in UAN card.
    Like NAME or Fathers’s NAME , if it is wrong. How can we change it.?

    • Dear Padma,
      I believe that you have to apply for ‘change request’ through your employer and have to submit supporting KYC documents. Your employer in turn will contact the concerned EPFO office to get the changes done.

  • I Have got two UAN number , one from the previous employer (which I have already active it), and new UAN number generated from my current employer.
    What should I do to retain 1 UAN number only.

  • I have PF A/c no. but employer not get UAN no. My PF A/c No. is WB/CAL/0056027/012 PLEASE GIVE MY uUAN NO. BY MAIL

  • UAN doesnt cover the trust maintained by each company. So the portability or transfer occur only for the account held at EPFO. This is some what confusing.

  • how to know member id and account no if i left my last organization ? if i know my establishment id but don’t know member id and account no.please reply to amitkumar729 @ gmail.com

    • Dear Amit,
      You may contact your previous organization (HR dept) to know about your old member-id. After that, you can link previous member-id to your UAN. Remember, the name in the previous ID should match with the name of the current member-id.

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