How to activate the second generation social security card

Yes, the second-generation social security card (with the UnionPay logo on the card face) needs to activate the financial function in the bank, and it will be delayed after the medical institution is activated.

After receiving the social security card, the insured person activates the financial function in the social security card according to personal needs. If you need to activate, you should bring your ID card, social security card and a copy of the Social Security Card Personal Information Confirmation and Application Form stamped by the social security card handling agency, and go to the counter of the nearest ICBC, China Construction Bank or China Bank branch corresponding to the social security card financial account, go through the activation procedures according to the bank regulations, and set the password of the financial debit account.

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