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I submitted my EPF claim 3 weeks ago. I was told earlier that it takes 30 to 45 days for the claim, but the person at EPFO told me 4 months. After reading all these notes, I think I may never receive the same. Can anyone confirm for sure what is the maximum time frame I need to wait for my money? If nothing happens, what should I do?
From India, Lucknow
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I submitted my EPF claim 3 weeks ago. I was told earlier that it takes 30 to 45 days for the claim, but the person at EPFO told me 4 months. After reading all these notes, I think I may never receive the same. Can anyone confirm for sure what is the maximum time frame I need to wait for my money? If nothing happens, what should I do?
From India, Lucknow
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Hi Vicks, I am not an expert in this line, but I have helped many people to get their claim, and it has not been that hard. I mean if the details and particulars like your EPF A/c No, your name, date of joining & leaving, etc., are correctly filled in order and there are no other defaults by the employer side, you may get your bank/post office savings account credited within 30 to 35 days. If there's any default, the claim would be returned to your employer within a few days, and the reason for return would be mentioned by the EPFO. Your employer has to look into that and do the necessary action to resend the same. So after about 25 days, if you do not see your bank account credited, then you can first contact your employer to check whether your claim has been returned. If it is not, then you can wait for a couple of days and do the same.
If you do not get it for a long time after your claim submission, you can take your salary slips, etc., and move to the EPFO commissioner for a fair response. But this has to be your last action; don't hurry. Consult with the concerned personnel because you need to have sufficient proof of your salary, EPF deduction, etc. If you are in a hurry for justice without sufficient stuff, you might have to face the anger of your boss.
And you haven't mentioned your PF A/c No, the area where your establishment place is, etc. Because now you can view the status of your claim online at the following website: [url]. Just choose the office of the EPFO where your employer has registered his establishment, then give the EPF number of your establishment, then your EPF A/c No in the last box, and click on 'Get Claim Status'. You will receive a response showing when your claim was received by the EPFO and whether it is under process or has been returned. If it asks for Bank No, it may have already been credited to your bank account, so check that!
All the Best...
Thanks and Regards,
Mohsin.S.H.M.
From India, Madras
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7If you do not get it for a long time after your claim submission, you can take your salary slips, etc., and move to the EPFO commissioner for a fair response. But this has to be your last action; don't hurry. Consult with the concerned personnel because you need to have sufficient proof of your salary, EPF deduction, etc. If you are in a hurry for justice without sufficient stuff, you might have to face the anger of your boss.
And you haven't mentioned your PF A/c No, the area where your establishment place is, etc. Because now you can view the status of your claim online at the following website: [url]. Just choose the office of the EPFO where your employer has registered his establishment, then give the EPF number of your establishment, then your EPF A/c No in the last box, and click on 'Get Claim Status'. You will receive a response showing when your claim was received by the EPFO and whether it is under process or has been returned. If it asks for Bank No, it may have already been credited to your bank account, so check that!
All the Best...
Thanks and Regards,
Mohsin.S.H.M.
From India, Madras
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Vicks, when trying to view your claim status on the website, you have to enter all the above details. If you don't have the details, then collect the same information from the organization in which you worked.
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Mohsin S.H.M.
From India, Madras
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Thanks and Regards,
Mohsin S.H.M.
From India, Madras
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Hi Vicks! Sorry for that, but even now, you have not mentioned your state. In fact, there are links provided on the site itself. Here it goes for you: http://www.epfochennai.tn.nic.in/useful_links.html
From India, Madras
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