UAN stands for Universal Account Number; it is a 12 digit portable number. UAN number is used to manage the EPF account. How to Get UAN Number through an online portal by entering your Aadhar number you will get an OTP number on your mobile by entering the OTP number a person will get the Database, and by just clicking on the option of UAN, you will receive UAN number on your mobile through SMS. UAN is a universal account number that is allotted by EPFO. The UAN serves as the umbrella for various Member Ids assigned to an entity by separate establishments. The concept is to connect several Member Identification Numbers (Member Id) allocated to a single member under a given single Universal Account Number.

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Getting a UAN number is not a big deal all you have to do is follow some easy steps and upload or submit the documents they ask you. First, you have to excess the Unified Member Portal website of EPFOs that provide UAN related services. Then you have to find the 'Know your UAN Status' and click on it. You can find that link under the ‘important link’ section on the website portal. After clicking on it you will be redirected towards another page where you fill in the details which are asked on the website. The information asked will be current member ID or they will be asking you for your EPF account number. They will also help your basic detail to narrow down the search. Everyone should have the EPF as this will be a major part of the retirement for people as people save every month and at the time of retirement you will get the all amount as EPF which you can invest or spend. It is most helpful technique or we can say the retirement gift one can get.

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Most of the people spend their EPF amount on developing and building a new house or they usually buy. While searching for UAN number you should properly check the network connection is secure or not always use the private connection for these kind of works. One should never share the amount of EPF is getting on retirement with other unknown people it should be known only to your known. Also the UAN number should not share with any other people than your family.