How to change Mobile number in EPFO account online [2019-updated]

How to change mobile number in EPF account if the mobile number changed? What if you forgot your password and the mobile number changed? These are a few questions that many of us, occasionally, have to confront while logged- in their EPF account online. This blog post will aid you for the actions required to change your mobile number in EPF account.

EPFO unified portal has simplified the procedure for EPF members. Now, they can do all the tasks associated with their Provident fund in their desktop computer or mobile-only. No longer need to visit any office and stood for the long hours, which earlier used to be an intimidating task for us. From knowing the EPF balance to withdraw ones their PF- all it just a single tap away while sitting home.

How to change Mobile number in UAN  online

If you know your EPFO unified portal login id credentials and password, it’s an effortless task for you to update the mobile number or even email id in UAN online. Here below steps are given in detailed.

Step 1: Visit EPFO unified member portal website and then logged-in with UAN number and password, captcha need to enter. Then tap on sign-in.

Step 2: After that, go to Manage section and drop down the menu, Tap on Contact details option to change your contact details in UAN.

Step 3: Now, you will find the two options there, one for contact details and Email id. Select the one which you wish to change. Then enter your new mobile number and Tap on “Get authorization pin.”

Step 4: An OTP  will receive to your registered Mobile Number, you need to put in that and then verify, your mobile number in the UAN or EPF account will get updated instantly. A new message will prompt on the screen that details updated successfully.

How to update or change Mobile Number in EPF account or UAN, if you forgot your Login password and mobile number changed?

It was simple if you know your Login id and Password for the EPF account, but what if you forgot your password and also the mobile number is changed. You might be thinking that you need to visit EPFO office to update the details. However, you are not required to go anywhere. We have mentioned the steps for uan portal mobile number change.

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It is the situation wherein you forgot your Password to access the EPFO portal, and also you changed your mobile number. Then, how will you update the contact details?

Step 1: At first, visit EPFO unified portal. Therein you need to tap on “Forgot Password.”

Step 2: Next, it will redirect you on the next screen, wherein you need to enter your UAN number, and captcha then click on the “submit” button.

Step 3:  Once you click on Submit button, it will redirect you on the next screen, which will show you your registered mobile number, and new message will prompt that will ask for the permission to receive an OTP on your registered mobile number, if you just want to change your password, and your mobile number is not changed then click on “Yes” and  if you’re going to update the Mobile number in EPF account or UAN then tap on “No”

Once you Tap on “ No” it will ask other details for verification like Date of birth, Name, Gender. You need to enter these details and click on “verify.”

If your details match with the EPF account, then it will ask for confirmation with you pan details or adhar card details, and the new mobile number which you want to update in the UAN portal.

Once you enter these details, click on “Get OTP”, new OTP will be received on your mobile number and then click on the submit button. That’s it. Your new mobile number in the UAN portal or epf account will get updated.

Above steps will help you to understand that how will you change mobile number in EPFO or uan with a password or without a password. Hope it helps!