EPF: How to Update Your DOB and Name in Your Profile? Know The Easy Way

EPF: If you are a member of the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF), you may sometimes need to make some changes to your EPF account. These changes may relate to your name, date of birth (DOB), marital status, or citizenship.

Here, the entire process is explained in a simple way for different situations. By following this guide, you can make changes to your EPFO ​​profile.

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Which changes can be made without uploading documents?

This facility is available only if your UAN (Universal Account Number) was activated before October 1, 2017, and is Aadhaar verified. If these conditions are met, you can change your name, citizenship, parents' names, marital status, date of joining, and date of leaving without uploading any documents. If the UAN was activated before October 1, 2017, changes can only be made after the Joint Declaration is approved by the employer.

Can citizenship be changed?

According to the new EPFO ​​rules, changes to citizenship can only be made in two cases. First, when the citizenship column is blank and you want to change it to Indian. Second, when you want to change from Indian to international citizenship.

What if the UAN is not linked to Aadhaar or there is no UAN?

In this situation, you will have to fill out the physical Joint Declaration form and submit it to your employer. The employer will upload it from their EPFO ​​account and send it to EPFO. After this, the documents will reach the EPFO ​​office.

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In such a case, the Joint Declaration will require the signature of an authorized person, such as a gazetted officer, notary public, Member of Parliament (MP), postmaster, or Gram Panchayat head. The necessary documents will also need to be submitted to the EPFO ​​office.