Can I apply for a social security card from other provinces?

Legal analysis: No, at present, the social security card cannot be processed in other provinces, and the insured can only handle it with the household registration ID card in the social security department where the household registration is located. The social security card has the functions of inquiring about my pension, unemployment, medical care, work injury, maternity insurance payment and consumption.

Legal basis: 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 4 Employers and individuals in People's Republic of China (PRC) shall pay social insurance premiums according to law, and have the right to inquire about payment records and personal rights and interests records, and ask social insurance agencies to provide social insurance consultation and other related services. Individuals enjoy social insurance benefits according to law and have the right to supervise the payment of their own units.