Can you still activate a social security card from 2016 without activating it?

Legal analysis: yes. Social security card is not activated 6 months after receiving the card will be restricted to use. Social security cardholders should activate the social security card within six months after receiving the card, during which the medical insurance card can still be used normally, after activating the social security card, the original medical insurance card will automatically be invalidated, and if the card is not activated after the deadline, the original medical insurance card will be restricted from use.

Legal basis: The Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China Article 58 An employer shall, within thirty days from the date of employment, apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration for its employees. If the employer fails to register for social insurance, the social insurance agency shall approve the social insurance premiums to be paid by the employer. Voluntary participation in social insurance of individual business households without employees, part-time workers who do not participate in the employer's social insurance, and other flexible employment shall apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration.