The Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has introduced a new feature in its online system. Under this, you can also enter the information of leaving the job from the company (Date of Exit) in the EPFO portal. However, for this you will have to wait for 2 months after leaving the job.
new Delhi. PF account also has to be changed on changing the job or leaving the job. There are times when the fund gets stuck due to delay or disturbances. Therefore, the Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has introduced a new facility in the portal. Under this, you can also enter information about leaving the job from the company (Date of Exit) portal. Explain that till now only the employer i.e. the employer had the right to join or update the date of joining and leaving the company of the employee in the EPFO system.
For some reason, if the employee’s date of exit could not be updated by the employer, then the withdrawal or transfer of funds from the EPF was stuck. Now PF account holders can themselves update the date of exit in the EPFO system. This work goes online and it is also easy to do. You can also update the date of exit in the system by adopting this method.
>> First of all, open https://unifiedportal-mem.epfindia.gov.in/memberinterface/ on mobile or computer. Then log in by entering UAN, password and captcha. Remember that your UAN must be active.
>> Now on the newly opened page, click on the ‘Manage’ tab in the section above. After this, select the mark exit option. After this, the ‘Select Employment’ dropdown will open in front of you.
>> Select the old PF account number in the dropdown. It must be linked to UAN. You will see the details related to that PF account and job on the screen. Now you have to enter the date and reason for leaving the job. Reasons for leaving the job will be options like retirement, short service.
>> Select your option and click on request OTP. The OTP will be sent to your Aadhar card linked mobile number. Submit the request by putting OTP in the specified space. After the process is complete, the date of leaving the job, the message will be recorded on the PF account.
if you leave the job immediately, then the date of exit will be after 2 months
Date of exit update in the EPFO system Once done, it cannot be changed. Also keep in mind that if you have left the job recently, then you will have to wait for 2 months to update the date of exit. This is because the Date of Exit Member Employee’s PF may be updated only 2 months after the last contribution by the employer.
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