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If you file now, it will be rejected.

4 blockers · ~60 days · ₹0 in fees

This is a sample case. The names and numbers are manufactured and belong to no real person.

What is stopping it

1 Stops the claim

Your name in EPFO is not exactly your name in Aadhaar

Why it fails
One letter, one space, one missing initial. Every claim is validated against the Aadhaar-held record before it is paid, so the match has to be exact.
EPFOSUNITA DEVI SHARMA
AadhaarSUNITA DEVI YADAV
Who has to fix it
You
How long
20–45 days
The rule — §2.2, parameter 1 of 11: Name
throw a number of anomalies in profiles leading to rejections/failures/frauds. As a result, genuine members have to go through a long channel for corrections

EPFO Standard Operating Procedure No. JD/2024/1 Version 2.0, Joint Declaration, member profile correction · Read the rule · We read this on 2026-08-19.

2 Stops the claim

Your bank account name is a short form

Why it fails
Banks print initials. EPFO stores the full name. Nothing reconciles the two automatically, and the payment is made by name match.
BankS D YADAV
EPFOSUNITA DEVI SHARMA
Who has to fix it
Your bank
How long
7–15 days
The rule — Reason 7
Incorrect bank account details (account number, IFSC code, branch name).

Economic Times, why your EPF claim may get rejected: 11 reasons · Read the rule · We read this on 2026-08-18.

3 Stops the claim

You left work less than twelve months ago

Why it fails
Full and final settlement before retirement now requires twelve months to have passed since you stopped working. Under the old scheme it was two.
Who has to fix it
Nobody. This is the rule
How long
Clears by itself on 2026-11-30
The rule — waiting period for premature final settlement
EPFO has introduced a 12-month waiting period for premature final EPF settlement and a 36-month waiting period for withdrawal benefits under EPS.

Shobha Karandlaje, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, written reply, Lok Sabha, 10 August 2026, reported by Livemint · Read the rule · We read this on 2026-08-18.

4 Stops the claim

You asked for more than 75% of your balance

Why it fails
A quarter has to stay in the account. Kosh shows the exact maximum you can take today rather than letting the claim fail on the amount.
Who has to fix it
Nobody. This is the rule
How long
No stated period
The rule — EPF Scheme 2026, minimum balance
EPF subscribers must maintain 25% minimum balance in their EPF account at all times

Livemint, top reasons your EPF settlement claims could be rejected · Read the rule · We read this on 2026-08-18.

What you can do instead

Up to 75% of the balance can be taken now as an advance, without waiting. It is the remaining 25% that becomes available once twelve months of continuous unemployment are complete. Kosh shows the date and the amount for both.

From 2026-11-30 · ₹72,375

75% of ₹96,500 is ₹72,375 — the most available after the 2026 minimum-balance rule. The figure on the day will differ, because the balance keeps growing.

Rule: F02_WAIT_12M_FINAL

Ask for 75% of the balance or less and the amount stops being the problem. Kosh computes the figure for you.

Rule: F03_MIN_BALANCE_25

How complete this check is

Checked 44 of 61 rules. 0 we had no data for.

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This is not the government’s decision. The office decides. This is a check of whether the known causes of rejection are present in your record.

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