New Delhi, July 24 -- Employees changing jobs no longer need to submit a separate request to transfer their Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) balance in many cases. The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) now automatically transfers the balance from the previous PF account to the new one for eligible members, reducing paperwork and speeding up the process.

However, the transfer is not unconditional. EPFO's member FAQs make it clear that the auto-transfer facility works only when prescribed eligibility criteria are fulfilled. Any mismatch in KYC details, Aadhaar linkage or employment records can delay the process.

Under the revised process, when an employee joins a new EPF-covered establishment, a new Member ID is created under t...