Can foreigners pay their own social security locally?

Legal analysis: foreigners can't participate in social security in their own name, but only in their work units. Individual industrial and commercial owners can participate in insurance according to the nature of the enterprise. Individual industrial and commercial households must provide organization code certificate when participating in insurance.

Legal basis: Article 10 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * Employees shall participate in the basic old-age insurance, and both employers and employees shall pay the basic old-age insurance premium. Individual industrial and commercial households without employees, part-time employees who have not participated in the basic old-age insurance in the employer and other flexible employees can participate in the basic old-age insurance, and individuals pay the basic old-age insurance premium.