{"id":3163,"date":"2023-12-05T16:16:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T10:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gstguntur.com\/?p=3163"},"modified":"2023-12-07T17:47:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T12:17:51","slug":"uan-generation-by-employer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gstguntur.com\/uan-generation-by-employer\/","title":{"rendered":"UAN Generation & PF Registration By Employer: UAN Activation Process"},"content":{"rendered":"

UAN Generation By Employer<\/strong>: UAN is otherwise called a Universal Account Number issued to employees who are contributing to EPF. UAN consists of 12 digits unique number which is generated and allotted to the employees by the officials of EPFO. The UAN number remains unchanged throughout the employees lifetime irrespective of the number of jobs he\/she changes.<\/p>\n

Whenever a person gets employed for the first time, it is the employer’s duty to get UAN generated for him\/her from the EPFO portal. However, if the employee already has a UAN number and switches the job, the officials of EPFO allocate a new Member ID or Account ID linking to the existing UAN. On this page, we have provided all the necessary information on “How does an Employer link new Employee with UAN<\/em>“. Read on to find out more.<\/p>\n

To Whom Does Employer Generate UAN Number?<\/h2>\n

An employer will be able to generate the UAN number only for the person who is getting employed for the first time. So any individual who is joining or experiencing employment for the first time will be getting their UAN registered online by the employer.<\/p>\n

How Does Employer Generate UAN Who Already Has UAN?<\/h3>\n

Any employer will not be able to generate UAN for the employee who already has the UAN numbers. However, when an employee switches the job, the officials of EPFO allocates a new member identification number or Account ID linking to the existing UAN number. For this, the employee will have to raise a request for a new member ID by submitting an existing UAN number to the employer. So that employer will get the new member ID generated and get it linked to the existing UAN number.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> <\/em>Having 2 UAN Numbers is against the EPFO Rules. If you have two UAN numbers, you will have to deactivate 1 UAN number. Read our article on How To Merge Two UAN numbers online<\/strong><\/a> to get rid of two UAN numbers.<\/p>\n

Documents Required By Employer For UAN Registration<\/h3>\n

The list of documents that are required to the employer to generate the UAN for new employees are given below:<\/p>\n

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  1. Personal Details<\/li>\n
  2. PAN Card<\/li>\n
  3. Aadhaar Card<\/li>\n
  4. Bank Account Details<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    UAN Registration By Employer<\/h3>\n

    As discussed above, the UAN number can be registered or generated for the person who is getting employed for the first time. The detailed UAN generation process by the employer are given below:<\/p>\n

    How To Generate UAN Number by Employer?<\/h3>\n

    The steps to generate the UAN Number by the employer are given below:<\/p>\n