Understanding UAN (Universal Account number) and its effect on PF Withdrawal / Transfer
Universal PF Account number has become a reality now, thanks to the untiring efforts of EPFO, India. A unique Universal Account number (UAN) has already been allotted to all contributory members of EPFO and its services are expected to become operational from October 16, 2014. Right now EPFO is in the process of integrating KYC details with the UAN of each employee.
You might have already heard about this new system from your employer or from your friends and might be thinking how will it benefit you. To answer that, lets understand first what is UAN.
What is the purpose of UAN (Universal Account number)
UAN is a unique number which will remain associated with an employee throughout his career. It will be portable across companies and can be used anywhere in India. On changing jobs, the employee will still get a new PF account number from the new employer but it will get linked to this unique UAN. Thus, UAN will be like an umbrella for the multiple PF accounts allotted to an employee by different employers.
Before the introduction of UAN system, employees had to depend on their employers to verify and clear the PF withdrawal form. In many cases, employers had misused this dependence - they would keep the withdrawal forms pending, they would threaten the employees that if they leave the company they wont get their PF withdrawal forms signed, etc. To end these dependency problems and to facilitate centralization of employee data, EPFO has introduced UAN.
By introducing UAN, EPFO will also be able to track job changes of every employee. On a job change, the employee is required to provide his UAN to the new employer who will in turn link the new PF account to this UAN. Thus, EPFO will have information on where a person is employed at any given time. This will also prevent people to make EPF withdrawals on job change.
What are the benefits of UAN to an employee
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EPF Transfer and EPF Withdrawal will take lesser time.
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No need to depend on employer to forward the claims for EPF Transfer and EPF Withdrawal. They can be submitted online easily.
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Details of all the PF accounts can be viewed at one place.
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There will be transparency in PF account/s. EPFO will send a monthly SMS intimation of PF amount.
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(In Future) Employees need not apply for transfer of PF accumulations on changing jobs. The procedure for the same is yet to be launched by the EPFO.
How to start using UAN
To start using UAN, you will need to use UAN Member Portal. Below are steps to login and activate your account:
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Check whether you have been allotted a UAN - Click on Know your UAN Status and enter your EPF number.
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Contact your employer to obtain your UAN (if you have been allotted one)
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Activate your UAN - Click on Activate Your UAN and enter your UAN, Mobile no. and EPF number.
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Login to UAN portal - using the password created while activating the UAN.
That's it, start using various facilities given through UAN -
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Link Previous Member IDs (PF account numbers)
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Enter KYC Details
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Check eligibility for online transfer claim
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Download e-Passbook
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Download UAN Card
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Edit personal details
- More services are likely to be added in future.
FAQs:
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Will I still need to transfer the old PF account while changing jobs or will it get merged automatically?
Ans:- In the initial phase of UAN, you would still need to transfer the old account. Though, the process would be lot more convenient as it can be done easily online on UAN portal. However, In future, employees need not apply for transfer of PF accumulations on changing jobs. -
How will UAN helps in PF transfer/withdrawal process?
Ans:- As there will be no need of employee verification anymore (because of KYC details seeded with UAN), you will not have to approach the previous employer for EPF transfer/withdrawal. You can directly apply online. -
Can I update/upload my KYC document through member portal?
Ans:- Yes, you can do so. Your uploaded KYC document has to be digitally approved by employer, till then status of KYC will be shown as “Pending”. -
What is to be done in case I change the job and join somewhere else?
Ans:- You need to simply declare your UAN to your subsequent employers. -
What is the helpline number of UAN?
Ans:- Helpline numbers: 1800-118-005 (toll-free) or 0471-2449545.
News on EPF UAN
New UAN Member Portal launched in Dec, 2016
EPFO launched a new portal for UAN called Unified Portal in December, 2016. As of 3rd January, 2017 new unified EPF Member Portal is facing problems and is mostly down. EPFO has said that they are working on the problem and the site will be up very soon.
What happens if I don't want to transfer my previous PF to current PF a/c?
I have worked for 3 months in a company and there my UAN was generated . But In that UAN The Date Of Birth , Fathers Name fields are blank because my previous company has not entered that details during creating that PF Account. Now i am in a new company. Here when my present employer was requesting a UAN For me the there was 2 options :
1)Linking Up the Previous UAN to the Present PF Account.
2)Requesting For a Newly Employed Member UAN (Or Something Like this , I cant Remember the exact word)
As in my Previous UAN there was no Date Of Birth & My present Employer has given the correct Date Of Birth in Present PF Account , So when My Present Employer was trying the First Option then a System Generated Message Is Coming That Date Of Birth Mismatch.
Then I told my Present Employer to do the 2nd Option. But 1 month has passed away My UAN has still not generated . My collegues have got the UAN in 7 days after applying..
What should I do in This condition ? Please Suggest Me.
Please let me know the options to get my PF amount. Can I close or transfer it without my previous employer's help as they are not co-operating.
Thanks in advance.
can you please suggest the Current employer can verify his previous employers PF account as he switched multiple companies,
this is in ref with check your PF balance. i have got my UAN number from my employer and when i tried to generate the PIN, i saw diffrent DOB and Mistakes in my name. plz let me know how to get it rectified. your help will be highly appreciated.
Regards
Abhishek
I have already UAN Number which is provides by my Previous Company and i have already activate my previous pf number but how can i add my new pf number in my old UAN number.
Please give me information.
Thanks
I got relocated from one state to another few months back, so I did change my mobile number aswell. When I try to reset my login details in UAN portal its sending crenentials to my old mobile number only. How do I update my new mobile number in first place plz advise.
Thanks.
I am Gaurav, I have joined new employer 3 months bk. i have transfered my PF online thru OTCP and select previous employer as attested option and also submitted the signed claim form-13 to previous employer. After so many requests, my previous employer not processing with teir end, Do we have any option to handle it manually by going EPFO office without interruption of previous employer.
If yes, can you plz tell me the process?
As i have already applied online, so can i opt manual attestetation direct in EPFO office without interruption of previous employer?
Plz help..
i mean will all the employers were only having the EPF system for employees PF or there are also some private PF providers.
does infosys,cognizant also provides PF to their employees through EPF scheme or with some other private PF organizations?
my mistake of my employer I have received two UAN no please advice what to do, just now I have old one is activated.
In my case my previous company generated the UAN. But I had not uploaded my KYC during that time. Now I know I can upload the KYC through the UAN Portal. My question is once I upload, can my current employer digitally verify my KYC?
I am working in a new company they told me about UAN number, but i dont have a PF account till now, so how can i get a UAN number???
my current company told me that you can get it from previous employer but i dont have a PF account till now. Please help...!!!
I have transferred my previous account to my current account .
I have downloaded the passbook of my current PF account which is showing my previous EPF amount but not the pension amount of the previous account ...
what whould be the reason of that ?
whom should I contact and how to transfer it ?
I have updated my kyc document by past month, still now the status of my kyc document is shown has pending. Can I know how many days it will take to approve the document & I have to update any other document for it... pls help to for the following thing ASAP
I am employed in company A and has been alloted uan no. but not activated.I have absconded from my company.
now i have to join company B.and dont want to show experience of A.
Now can my new employer can get details of previous my employment .
and if i apply if form 11 that i dont have pf account...will he get to know that
Try to find out online pf withdrawal option but no success yet. Please help...!!!
I left company A in 2008 and joined company B.
I did not request for the PF transfer from A to B.
Now I left company B in 2009 and joined company C.
As per the rules, since I am employed, I can not withdraw PF from company A.
I want to do pf transfer from A to C now in 2010.
Can I do this pf transfer ? How much time it normally takes for this?
I have forgot my password to login in my account (UAN) Kindly help to bring it back or Kindly make me create a new one.
P.S.: My new employer is unable to link the new PF account to my UAN as the spelling of my name in my old PF account is wrong and hence not matching with my name in new account as this one is correct spelling. What to do for this?
Many thanks for help, in advance.
I want to withdraw my pf amount from my previous employer as I cannot transfer it to my new employer due to surname change in my new company.
Please let me know the procedure.
Rectify me if there is any misunderstanding?
I have uan and my current employer member id is linked to it.
I added my previous employer pf memberid in uan and under check availability it shoes eligible for transfer.
Shall i wait for transfer facility in uan portal or shall i proceed with older way using old portal.
Or after linking previous member id to uan still i need to transfer?2
Help is really appreciated
But UAN status is still under process, can you please tell me how much time it will take?
My PF account is of gujrat Ahmedabad.
I have joined one organization on X day and the other on X+1, later I had informed the other organization that I will not be continuing but they have not terminated me,,in this case will there be 2 pf accounts under UAN for current company
Also pls also advise bifurcation of amt or percentage between PF and Pension contribution.
I have got my UAN after providing OLD PF (A) account number and linked new (current) PF a/c (B) as previous a/c
Example, i was working in A company and this was acquired by B company in last financial year (and provided new PF a/c)
Now after logging into portal its showing A a/c as the current member iD (which is not active) and B as previous a/c and its not allowing to transfer from A to B
Do we have any option to change the current member id to B ?
Or any complications with this?
Thanks
there has a mistake in updateing my name in my PF Account. and same my employer subbmited requied documents to correct it.
my queary is how much time EPFO dept will update my correct name.
I have got two UANs one from my previous employer and one form the current employer. What should i do?
ravi.bandarupalli@gmail.com
Thanks,
Ravi
In my previous company, i have two PF accounts. For the first one UAN is created & I have activated online, but the second account UAN is not yet created due to some KYA mismatch issue. If the old accounts got linked with the new one can I be eligible to withdraw PF amount. If not what is the procedure to withdraw PF amount. Please advise.
I am an employer & one of my employee is having his UAN which he got from his previous company. So my question is that how I can link his UAN to my Establishment. Tell me the procedure for that.
Thank you.
I want to withdraw pf amount for the employer I left 3 years back. How I can I do it. Please explain.
I just want to know that will the new employer know about my previous account balance and monthly contributions ..
I have also submitted the pf withdrawal form to the previous employer about two months back while relieving.when I check about my pf number at the epfo website after entering the pf number I get the msg of as uan not registered & tells me to contact the previous employer.
Have you got your UAN?
I logged into this UAN portal with my previous Company's Member Id and UAN provided by them, so that now, it is considering that company as my new company, and when I added current company's Member-Id with Link (add Previous Member-Id), then now I am able to see both of the Member-Ids, but previous company is showing as current company. How can i change it?
Thanks.
Himanshu Pareek.
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I joined new company and my previous employer shared UAN and new company pf is linked with UAN, but how to link my previous-previous pf account to UAN. Please suggest.
Thanks,
Venkat.
i have a query like in my previous job i dont have any PF account,now i joined a new company almost 1 yr back ,here they opened a PF account.Now i need to check my UAN status,it shows Your UAN is alloted kindly get ur UAN number from ur employer.I checked with my company they told like they havnt got anything may be it wud hav been gone to ur previous company.
So,is it possible,like i dnt hav PF account there and i left that organisation 1 yr back ??? Can u pls suggest what to do to get my UAN..
if i register UAN with Old PF account no, then how it will link with new pf no.?
I PROVIDED MY UAN number(Which is given by my privious emplyoer) to PRESENT EMPLYOER ,but they dont know about these stepes and they are not supporting me properly.can you please help me to come out of this problem .
please suggest me to how to add my new pf number to UAN
regards
siddu Banakar
my other employer PF Ac no is GJ/BD/65135 but online when i select Gujarat vadodra it shows VD/BRD, i think my PF no is old how can i add that PF no to my UAN.
please guide.
how long(time) it will take to get the money?
Going forward (when you have linked your prev. accounts to UAN and withdrawal service is provided in UAN portal) the process might change.
kindly please let me know
Thanks