EPF Online Transfer Claim

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Steps involved online EPF Transfer

There is a possibility that an employee might find better job offers and shift companies in his/her pursuit for growth. While changing jobs is easy, transferring your EPF can be a hard task, involving time and effort on your part. To minimise the effort involved, the government has introduced online EPF transfer, ensuring your time is used for the important things in life. Individuals who wish to transfer their EPF need to follow these basic steps.

1. Log onto the official website of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation. One then needs to choose the section titled “Online transfer claim portal”
2. Check eligibility – are you eligible to apply online? In certain cases a physical copy of Form 13 should be submitted to the previous or current employer
3. Log in with the necessary details. For this a member ID is required and an employer should be registered on the portal
4. One needs to choose the “request for transfer of funds” tab under the claims section
5. Fill Form 13 with details including PF number from both previous and current organisation. Details will appear on the screen on pressing the “click here to get details” tab
6. Verify details like date of joining/leaving work, father/spouse’s name to ensure that amount will be transferred to the right account
7. Choose between getting the claim attested by the current or previous employer
8. Choose the tab which says “Get Pin” and agree to the terms in the declaration
9. A PIN will be sent to the registered mobile number and the application will be submitted
10. A tracking ID will be generated. This can be used to keep a track of the process
11. One needs to take the printout of the form and sign it. This form needs to be submitted to the employer within 15 days of obtaining it
12. Contact details of authorised signatories will be shown. These details should be taken down for future reference
13. The previous and present employer will verify the details mentioned in the form
14. Approval of both the employers is needed before funds are credited to the account number
15. Employer is expected to verify authenticity and signature of employee

Things to remember

There are a few basic points which an employee should remember before initiating an online EPF transfer.

• Both the present and previous PF account number of an employee should be entered in the EPFO database for an employee to be eligible for online fund transfer
• The digital signature of authorised signatories should be registered with the EPFO. It is the duty of the employer to ensure this registration is done
• An employee should know the PF number and the branch office where his/her employer maintains an EPFO fund