EPF: Is the name in your Employee Provident Fund (EPF) account misspelled, or does the date of birth not match? This is bound to create problems when withdrawing your PF. But there’s no need to panic. The Employee Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has simplified the process of profile correction, making updates to your name, date of birth, marital status, or even nationality a matter of just a few steps. Just meet the necessary conditions, and your EPF record can be corrected within minutes.

Changes to your Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) profile can relate to your name, date of birth, marital status, parental name, or nationality. The EPFO ​​has established clear procedures for different situations so that members can update their records without any hassle.

What changes are possible without documents?

You can make changes to your name, nationality, parents’ names, marital status, joining date, and leaving date without uploading any documents, provided certain conditions are met.

Can you change your nationality?

According to EPFO ​​guidelines, changing my nationality is possible only in two cases:

When the nationality column is blank and you want to make it Indian.

When you want to change from Indian to International.

When is it possible to make changes without documentation?

This facility is available only to members whose UAN was activated before October 1, 2017, and is Aadhaar-verified.

If the UAN is active before October 1, 2017,changes can be made in such cases, but for this, approval of the employer i.e. the company will be necessary on the joint declaration.

Is the UAN not linked to Aadhaar or does it exist?

If the UAN is not linked to Aadhaar or does not exist at all, the member must complete a physical joint declaration and submit it to the employer. The employer will upload it from their EPFO ​​account, after which the documents will reach the EPFO ​​office.

What if the company has closed?

If your former company has permanently closed, the joint declaration will need to be signed by an authorized official, such as a gazetted officer, notary public, Member of Parliament (MP), postmaster, or village head. The required documents must be submitted to the EPFO ​​office.