UAN number generate while outside India for pf
I'm currently outside India (USA). I'm moving to Bangalore soon for a job. My employer asked me to generate a UAN for my PF through the UMANG app and aadhaar facerd app. It doesn't seem to work in my phone (some network issue it says while trying to connect to facerd I think). I'm trying a few things with vpn etc and setting my timezone and play store location to India.
Can the employer not create it for a new joiner? And I haven't had a PF account previously and haven't worked in India. Can I just ask the employer to opt out of pf? I googled and it seemed possible since the base salary is high and I haven't had a previous PF account. But the employer was like - we need it.
Anyone dealt with this/similar while they were outside the country?