Can I not apply for a social security card?

In China, social security card is a must. Social security card is the certificate of online medical treatment for the insured, and it has the functions of consumption, inquiry, storage and integration. 2. According to Article 58 of the Social Insurance Law, the employer shall register social insurance for employees within 30 days from the date of employment. If the social insurance has not been registered, the social insurance agency shall verify the social insurance premium it should pay. Employees-free individual industrial and commercial households who voluntarily participate in social insurance, part-time employees who do not participate in social insurance in the employing unit and other flexible employees shall apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration.

Legal objectivity:

Notice on Printing and Distributing the Measures for the Administration of Social Security Cards of the People's Republic of China Article 15 Human resources and social security departments at all levels shall guarantee cardholders' right to inquire about and handle human resources and social security business, adopt technical means and management measures to protect cardholders' personal privacy, use relevant information of social security cards according to law, and ensure the safe use of social security cards. Sixteenth provincial, municipal human resources and social security departments that are allowed to issue social security cards shall formulate clear rules for the application and management of social security cards, and announce them to the public through express service places and publicity on government websites. The Regulations on the Application and Management of Social Security Cards shall include the following contents: (1) Functions and uses of social security cards; (two) the issuance, application conditions and application procedures of social security cards; (three) the scope of use of social security cards (including use restrictions), the use period and the use method; (four) the procedures for reporting the loss and reissue the social security card after it is damaged or lost; (five) the rights and obligations of the card issuer, the cardholder and other relevant parties.