On 20 July 2017, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) launched a new application software for online generation of Certificate of Coverage.
A Certificate of Coverage is required for an Indian worker (having an Indian passport) going to work in a country with which India has entered into a social security agreement.
With the launch of the online system, the physical application process for Certificate of Coverage has been discontinued. All employers and employees have been advised to use the online system to apply for a Certificate of Coverage.
Recently on 24 August 2017, the EPFO also issued a user manual detailing the steps to be followed by an employee and the employer while applying for a Certificate of Coverage through the new online system.
The new process for applying for a Certificate of Coverage requires (a) the employee to submit the application online first and then upload the signed copy of application and passport; and (b) the employer to approve the application first and then upload the counter-signed copy of the application. The status of the application can be tracked online and the Certificate of Coverage once issued can be downloaded from the portal.
The launch of an online system for the generation of Certificate of Coverage by the EPFO is a welcome move and yet another step to provide employer-employee friendly services.
This might ease and quicken the process of applying for and generation of a Certificate of Coverage.
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