Should I go to the bank or the social security bureau to handle the social security card?

You can apply for a social security card at the Social Security Bureau or at the bank.

In the Social Security Bureau:

Carry information. You need to bring your ID card, photos and other information.

The process is simple. Go directly to the social security window.

Handle in the bank:

Convenient and quick. Because there are many bank outlets, it is more convenient to go to the bank.

Know the bank. You need to know the corresponding undertaking bank clearly. The required information includes the original and photocopy of your ID card, recent 2-inch color photos on a white background, and fill in the application form and sign it for confirmation.

Process of handling social security card:

(1) When participating in insurance, the parties concerned should bring their ID cards, household registration books, residence permits, academic certificates, labor contracts and other documents and materials;

(2) After the relevant personnel of the human resources department and other employers apply for insurance, I will take my ID card to the local social security department to get the social security card. To sum up, social security refers to a non-profit social security system with income redistribution function, which is a system that forces most members of society to participate in order to prevent and share social risks such as old age, unemployment, illness and death and realize social security.

Legal basis:

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

Article 10

Employees shall participate in the basic old-age insurance, and the employer and employees shall jointly pay the basic old-age insurance premium. Individual industrial and commercial households without employees, part-time employees who have not participated in the basic old-age insurance in the employer and other flexible employees can participate in the basic old-age insurance, and individuals pay the basic old-age insurance premium.