Is there a time limit for social security card activation?

The validity period of social security card activation varies from region to region. Some places require activation within 6 months, some places require activation within 300 days, and some places do not specify activation time, subject to local specific requirements.

Activate the social security card in the following ways:

1. When the user receives the social security card for the first time, he can ask the on-site staff to help activate the social security card;

2. On-the-job employees can call the social security service hotline to help activate the social security card through manual customer service;

3. If the user is busy, you can also entrust others to handle it. The trustee should hold the social security card, power of attorney and personal identity documents to the social security agency for activation;

4. Use it for the first time in a designated medical insurance hospital or pharmacy for activation.

Social security bureau activation

If you work in an enterprise or unit, the general company will pay social security, and of course it will help you to apply for a social security card. Others need to go to the social security bureau to collect them themselves. You can bring your ID card and social security card to the Social Security Bureau for activation. You can also consult the staff if you don't understand.

Pharmacy activation

In addition to the Social Security Bureau, you can also go to the pharmacy to activate social security. Just bring your social security card and local bank card, go to the pharmacy and ask the staff to activate it for you. However, in the activation process, you need to reset the password to facilitate the next use. The activation method in this way is relatively simple.

legal ground

People's Republic of China (PRC) social insurance law

Article 2 The state establishes social insurance systems such as basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance, so as to guarantee citizens' right to receive material assistance from the state and society in accordance with the law in case of old age, illness, industrial injury, unemployment and maternity. Article 3 The social insurance system adheres to the principles of wide coverage, basic protection, multi-level and sustainability, and the level of social insurance should be compatible with the level of economic and social development. Article 58 An employing unit shall, within 30 days from the date of employment, apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration for its employees. 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.

The state establishes a national unified personal social security number. Personal social security number is a citizen's identity number.