Can a foreign social security card be activated in a local bank?

No, because at present, the social security network in various provinces and cities has not been uniformly handled online, and banks are independent and cannot be activated in different places. Social security card activation can only be handled in cooperative banks. Cooperative banks provide on-site activation methods. Handling personnel need to bring their original ID card and social security card directly to the corresponding bank for card activation. All branches of the bank can handle the activation business and activate the banking function and social security function at the same time. If I can't go to the bank for activation due to special circumstances, the agent can apply for on-site service in the corresponding bank window for activation. The cardholder must activate the social security card within one year (counting from the date when the social security card is printed and distributed). If the activation business is not handled within the time limit, the original medical insurance card will automatically become invalid. Identity card mainly refers to the identity certificate used to enjoy public employment services, employment support policies, insurance registration, payment declaration, social insurance relationship transfer, medical expenses reimbursement, treatment qualification certification, etc. At present, social security card is one card and two accounts, which are divided into medical insurance personal account and financial account. It is equivalent to a dual-purpose card, which is both a social security card and a bank debit card, and has services such as cash deposit and withdrawal, transfer and consumer finance. Thanks to chip technology, the security of the new social security card is also stronger. At present, it is only used in China, and the credit function is not supported for the time being.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law Article 25 The State establishes and improves the basic medical insurance system for urban residents. The basic medical insurance for urban residents combines individual contributions with government subsidies. People who enjoy the minimum living guarantee, disabled people who have lost their ability to work, elderly people and minors over 60 years old in low-income families, etc. , subsidized by the government.

Derivative problem:

Can the bank account in the social security card be used in different places?

The second-generation social security card is uniformly planned by the People's Bank of Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and China, and issued by cooperative commercial banks jointly invited by provincial and municipal human resources and social security departments. It has social security application functions and financial application functions such as identification, information recording, self-service inquiry, medical settlement, payment and treatment collection. That is, social security cards have both social security accounts and financial accounts.