Apologies if this is a basic question; I am a newbie to PF. If an employee says he already has a PF account with an earlier employer and wants to continue with the same account, is it possible and allowable? Or is it necessary that he has to transfer that account to the new account with the current employer? What are the options available in this situation?

Thanks,
Ramesh

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dear ramesh you can not continue with old PF number ,you have to get transfer to new account by filling form 13 with present employer. regards j s malik
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You cannot continue with the old PF number. You need to transfer to the new account where you are working now. To do this, you need to file Form 13, which is available at the local PF office or can be downloaded from the internet.

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thanks malikjs and guntha. another doubt .. do i understand right that the new account commences before the transfer is done? so then the new account reference can be provided in the form 13?
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