How long does it take to use Qingdao's off-site social security card after activation

Qingdao social security card can be used the next day after activation. If the person concerned wants to activate the social security card, he or she can bring his or her ID card and social security card to the social security office or designated bank to activate it, and it can usually be used normally the day after activation.

Legal basis

Article 15 of the Measures for the Administration of the Social Security Card of the People's Republic of China

Human resources and social security departments at all levels shall safeguard the right of the cardholder to inquire about, and handle, human resources and social security business. Technical means and management measures shall be taken to protect the privacy of the cardholder, to utilize the information related to the social security card in accordance with the law, and to ensure the safe use of the social security card.

Article 16

Provincial and prefectural and municipal human resources and social security departments approved to issue social security cards shall formulate clear application and management regulations for social security cards and release them to the society through expressly stating them in the service places and publicizing them on the government website. The application and management regulations of social security cards shall include the following contents:

(1) functions and uses of social security cards;

(2) targets of issuance of social security cards, conditions for applying for social security cards, and procedures for applying for social security cards;

(3) scope of use of social security cards (including limitations on their use), period of use, and methods of use;

(4) social security cards (d) the procedures for loss and reissuance of damaged or lost social security cards;

(e) the rights and obligations of the card-issuing organization, the cardholder and other relevant parties.