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Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) for International Workers


Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) for INTERNATIONAL WORKERS


A long-pending initiative of The Government of India was for International workers or the employees posted overseas or in other countries. 

Consequently, for the benefit of both for the employers and employees government of India has entered into an agreement with several countries to ensure –

1. that the employees of the home country do not remit contribution in that country
2.    that employee gets the benefit of the totalization period for deciding the eligibility for pension,
3.    that they may get the pension in the country where they choose to live
4. that employers are saved from making double social security contributions for the same set of employees

For that reason, the EPFO has been authorized to issue the Certificate of Coverage (COC) to the employees posted to the countries having signed Agreement with the Government of India.

List of countries with which Government of India has SOCIAL SECURITY  AGREEMENT (SSA) are as mentioned below –


1.    BELGIUM
2.    GERMANY
3.    SWITZERLAND
4.    GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG
5.    FRANCE
6.    DENMARK
7.    REPUBLIC OF KOREA
8.    NETHERLANDS
9.    HUNGARY
10.    FINLAND
11.    SWEDEN
12.    CZECH REPUBLIC
13.    NORWAY
14.    AUSTRIA
15.    CANADA
16.    AUSTRALIA
17.    JAPAN
18.    PORTUGAL

Click here (International Workers Portal) For Online Generation of COC

Once you click the link International Workers Portal, a window like above will open to insert details such as below -

1        APPLICATION FOR COC

2        APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF COC
3        CANCELLATION OF COC(BALANCE PERIOD)
4        UPLOAD SIGNED APPLICATION FOR COC
5        TRACK APPLICATION FOR COC

Employers are supposed to use same login credential using for UNIFIED PORTAL (Employer)

The FAQ on International Workers


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