11th July 2018 - 6 min read
While your Employee Provident Fund (EPF) savings are no doubt very important for retirement, there may be times in life when having access to a large amount of money may make it just as important to withdraw it earlier.
If you have considered withdrawing your EPF money for prior use before the age of 50, 55, or 60, here are some fast facts you should know to help you along.
Do you know just how many things you can withdraw your EPF for beyond retirement? There are actually a total of 15, which covers a wide range of situations.
There sure is a lot of reasons the EPF allows you to withdraw, simply because the situations above regularly requires a large sum of money upfront. For most Malaysians, there are several types of EPF withdrawals to highlight.
Although the exact procedure for each withdrawal and the documents required may be different, withdrawal of your EPF money is no longer an arduous process of days spent in the EPF office.
Check their website to find out just what you need to prepare and pay close attention to the terms of each withdrawal. The reason some withdrawals become multi-part sagas is because people go in without first knowing what is required of them. In the dawn of the internet, most information is available to you just a click or two away.
In fact, with the EPF i-Akaun, you can even request for a withdrawal online via e-Pengeluaran. Otherwise, you can head to the nearest EPF office or send it in via post with the necessary documentation. You can also do so by post, but we recommend going to the counter to avoid postal complications with your sensitive data!
For some of the most common withdrawals such as education and housing, you don’t even need to move from your computer. EPF has invested in the creation of web forms for your ease of use.
Check out the main page of listed forms and you’ll notice a bracketed indication of which withdrawal comes with a web form. It’s as simple as filling in the details online.
Once you’ve done that, EPF will credit the money within the stipulated 2 weeks.
Save for selected withdrawals that involve permanent, life changing events, such as the one for leaving the country for good, there is a cap to how much you can withdraw from EPF – and when.
For example, housing loan withdrawals are only allowed once a year and only from your Account 2 funds. This means that if you applied on, say, 16 April 2018, you cannot apply to withdraw again until 16 April 2019.
The amount is also limited to what you have in your Account 2 and subject to a minimum. These requirements may differ for each withdrawal so do check with EPF before taking the day off to head to the branch (yes, we speak from experience).
If you’re thinking of withdrawing, remember that EPF is important for your retirement and however much you can afford to leave in there will be helpful.
That said, it is also helpful to have a roof over your head in old age. If you’re now ready with withdrawal forms to buy the house of your dreams – you’ll need a good home loan to get you through. We’ve got a home loan calculator and home loan comparison list to find you the best one!
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Comments (15)
I am pakistani and i am need my EPF .please answer me ….
I am 55 years old, can I make multiple partial withdarwal from age 55 to 59? Let say my total EPF is 600k, plan to withdraw 100K in 2020, 200k in 2021 and 100k in 2022.
How do I secure an appointment to apply for dividend withdrawal over 12 months installment
你好,我想请问。我可不可以拿epf里的钱来付家里的维修费和管理费?
Good afternoon. I am 55 years old and I would like to withdraw partial amount every six months. Is it possible.. I have bank account problem as someone has used my account and my account is blocked. Can I withdraw using my one of my children’s name. Tq
Nak guna dalam RM 2000 sekarang tapi umur cukup 55 pada 29 / 10 / 2020. Boleh bagi cadangan
I worked in SABAH under ministry of health in a hospital for 6 month then left in 2003 but my my EPF was taken from my salary . Now can I withdraw my EPF if so how I get it?
EPF withdrawals, regardless of employer and duration of employment, follow the standard rules as described in the article.
If I were to keep the balance in my EPF account, is there a maximum number of days/year I can keep my EPF account after I renounced my Malaysian citizenship?
You can hold for many years, my friend renounced many years ago and he just withdrawn recently
Can I withdraw my full amount of 350,000 via online? I am 70 years old.
I am age 53 jobless since 2018 , age 50 already withdraw my account 2 money . Now can I apply o with EPFO ?
I’m 38 now, can I withdraw my EPF now? Coz I’m jod less now already few months, I plan to other countries to work, but I have to get ready some budget for my self.
I have excess over RM1 million in EPF account 1 plus account 2. Can I made a request via i-akuan to withdraw any surplus over RM 1 million and how long it takes for the money to be bank into my bank account
I’m not sure what happened. it took two month to receive my bank draft for leaving country withdrawal as they call it. EPF deducted 6.5% from my EPF balance without explaining why. Even if they explained that its processing charges due to foreign currency exchange and bank charges, 6.5% is excessive. And they did not warn me in advance of any such prohibitive charges. I hope it’s an error.