Hello,
I went abroad on an onsite assignment for 4 years and returned in Jan 2014. I have returned to the same employer, and since January, the employer has restarted the Indian salary and paid PF to the same EPF account. However, I just now realized that the PF account is inactive when I checked on the EPFO website.
How do I reactivate the same PF account because I am still with the same employer? Would it have been reactivated automatically since the employer has started making contributions again to the same account?
From India, Bangalore
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I went abroad on an onsite assignment for 4 years and returned in Jan 2014. I have returned to the same employer, and since January, the employer has restarted the Indian salary and paid PF to the same EPF account. However, I just now realized that the PF account is inactive when I checked on the EPFO website.
How do I reactivate the same PF account because I am still with the same employer? Would it have been reactivated automatically since the employer has started making contributions again to the same account?
From India, Bangalore
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PF Act was ameneded in year 2008 and International workers PF scheme was introduced.
How many years you were in abroad or in which country.
India have SSA ( Social Security Agreement) with •Belgium •Germany •Switzerland•Luxembourg
•France•Denmark•Korea•Netherlands•Hungary
if you were to either in these countries, your employer would have to take COC ( Certificate of Coverage) and continue to contribute in Social Security program of that country.
and in case you were in a countries with which India do not have SSA, and deputed abroad, such employee shall be treated as domestic worker, not an internation worker for PF scheme, and your employer was under an obligation to continue with the contribution in India PF Scheme.
as far as my knowledge there is no provision to reactivate the old PF number, every time new number shall be issued.
Presume that your HR is not properly aware about the International Workers PF Scheme implementated in 2008 or may be some other reasons.
From India, Delhi
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93How many years you were in abroad or in which country.
India have SSA ( Social Security Agreement) with •Belgium •Germany •Switzerland•Luxembourg
•France•Denmark•Korea•Netherlands•Hungary
if you were to either in these countries, your employer would have to take COC ( Certificate of Coverage) and continue to contribute in Social Security program of that country.
and in case you were in a countries with which India do not have SSA, and deputed abroad, such employee shall be treated as domestic worker, not an internation worker for PF scheme, and your employer was under an obligation to continue with the contribution in India PF Scheme.
as far as my knowledge there is no provision to reactivate the old PF number, every time new number shall be issued.
Presume that your HR is not properly aware about the International Workers PF Scheme implementated in 2008 or may be some other reasons.
From India, Delhi
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Dear Sir,
You need to apply for the transfer of your previous account to your current P.F. account through the employer in the PF portal. This process is now easier. The previous amount will be merged into the new account and carried forward accordingly.
Please follow through with this procedure.
D. Gurumurthy
From India, Hyderabad
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You need to apply for the transfer of your previous account to your current P.F. account through the employer in the PF portal. This process is now easier. The previous amount will be merged into the new account and carried forward accordingly.
Please follow through with this procedure.
D. Gurumurthy
From India, Hyderabad
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The existing PF account/accumulations attract annual interest, which is also credited in that PF account. Hence, I do not understand how the PF account shall be a dead account. Please check with RPFC.
Thanks.
R K Nair
From India, Aizawl
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Thanks.
R K Nair
From India, Aizawl
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Dear Sir,
I have been working with an organization for the last 11 years. Out of these 11 years, I have been based in a foreign location for the past 5 years. The country I am currently located in does not have a social security agreement with India.
As per my contract for foreign deputation, my EPF is supposed to continue in India. My monthly basic salary is USD 5000.
My question is, what should be my employer's and my contribution to EPF in India? Which basic salary should be used for calculation to determine the contribution? (I have no salary component paid in India, and I do not pay any income tax in India).
Regards,
Abhishek
From Singapore, Singapore
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I have been working with an organization for the last 11 years. Out of these 11 years, I have been based in a foreign location for the past 5 years. The country I am currently located in does not have a social security agreement with India.
As per my contract for foreign deputation, my EPF is supposed to continue in India. My monthly basic salary is USD 5000.
My question is, what should be my employer's and my contribution to EPF in India? Which basic salary should be used for calculation to determine the contribution? (I have no salary component paid in India, and I do not pay any income tax in India).
Regards,
Abhishek
From Singapore, Singapore
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