How to collect without social security card

1. If the social security card is applied for by the employer, the employer shall collect the card from the accepting organization by presenting a copy of the labor security certificate or the introduction letter of the employer and the Notice of Card Collection of the Unit and issue the card to the applicant in a timely manner, without any omission or late issuance.

2. If the social security card is applied for by an individual, he shall collect it from the accepting organization by presenting his personal valid documents and the Notice of Card Collection of the Individual; the delegate shall present his own valid documents, valid documents of the delegate and the Notice of Card Collection of the Individual. If the applicant entrusts another person to collect the card on his behalf, the entrusted person shall present his own valid ID and the valid ID of the entrusted person as well as the Individual Card Collection Notice

Article 58 of the Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that the employer shall, within thirty days from the date of employment, apply for the registration of social insurance for the employees with the social insurance administration organization. If it fails to register for social insurance, the social insurance agency shall approve the social insurance premiums it shall pay. Individual entrepreneurs without employees who voluntarily participate in social insurance, part-time workers who do not participate in social insurance with their employers, and other flexibly employed persons shall apply for social insurance registration with the social insurance administration organization. The State establishes a nationally unified individual social security number. Individual social security numbers are citizens' identity numbers.