What is a Coc? Employees who are going on an assignment to a country with which India has an operational Social Security Agreement are exempted from contributing towards social security schemes in the other country (host country) if a Cac has been obtained from the EPFO. + Stops under the new online process: + EPFO has issued a user manval detailing the steps to be followed by the employee and the employer to apply for a Cocas per the new online process. Here is the step by step process for applying for a Coc. For employee :- > 1. Visit the international workers portal on the EPFO website: https://iwu.cpfindia.gov.in/iwu/and > 2. Mention select APPLICATION FOR COC. Universal Account Number (WAN) and select appropriate member ID. +3. Complete and submit the application. A reference number of the application will be generated upon submission and the pre- filled application will be available for download and print.

• 4. Download and print the application. Sign the application and upload it along with a copy of anes passport. + To upload the signed application, visit the international workers portal and select UPLOAD SIGNED APPLICATION FOR COC. The employee con download the pre - Filled application from here as well. + For employer: Once the employee has uploaded the signed application, the employer needs to follow these steps: + 1. Visit the international workers portal and login using the same login credential used for the Unified Portal (Employer). + 2. Select Certificate of Coverage from the tab Application.

• 3. Select the appropriate Reference Number to get the signed application uploaded by the employee, verify all the details and approve /reject the application accordingly. - 4. Once the application is approved, download the application signed by the employee. To download select Signed applications Members under the tab Downloads.

• 5. Take a print of the downloaded application and sign with date and stamp at the appropriate place. 6. Upload the duly signed and stamped application. To upload, select Signed applications Employer under the tab Upload. Once the signed copy of the application is uploaded, the relevant PF office will process the application and generate the CoC accordingly. Both employee and employer can track the status of the application from the international workers portal by selecting TRACK APPLICATION FOR COC and providing application reference number and date of birth of the employee.