How long does it take to get a replacement social security card

Replacement social security card is generally three months to six months time to get the card. After the unit submitted the employee card information, the human resources and social services departments also need to confirm the information, and then also through the photo extraction, card business card, activate personal accounts and other processes, before the completion of the production of social security cards, into the card uniformly sent to the enterprise, by the enterprise to the individual.

The materials required for social security cards are as follows:

1, a completed application form for registration of social security card issuance;

2, a description of the preparations for the issuance of social security cards;

3, application fields and the structure of the card's application files (including locally expanded application fields and indicators) that meet the requirements of the national unified specifications;

4, a design of the card's face in accordance with the unified requirements.

5. Measures for the management of social security cards and implementation rules in the region;

6. Other materials required by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.

Legal basis: Article 58 of the Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China

An employer shall apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration for its employees within 30 days from the date of employment. If it fails to register for social insurance, the social insurance administration organization 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.

Article 60

Employers shall declare and pay social insurance premiums on their own, in full and on time, and shall not defer or reduce payment except for force majeure or other legal reasons. The social insurance premiums to be paid by employees shall be withheld and paid by the employing unit on their behalf, and the employing unit shall inform the individual of the details of the payment of social insurance premiums on a monthly basis.

Individual entrepreneurs without employees, part-time workers who do not participate in social insurance with their employers, and other flexibly employed persons may pay social insurance premiums directly to the social insurance premium collection organization.