Do I need to go in person to apply for a social security card?

Legal analysis: employees and new employees who apply for social security do not need to do it themselves, but are handled by the insured units in a unified way; Job seekers and other personnel need to go to public employment service agencies or institutions designated by the labor department to apply for social security cards. I fill in the social security card application registration form and submit my ID card, household registration book or household registration certificate for information comparison and approval. After the social security card is made, I or the client will go to the designated institution of the labor department to collect it.

Legal basis: Article 3 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that the social insurance system adheres to the principles of wide coverage, basic protection, multi-level and sustainability, and the level of social insurance should be compatible with the level of economic and social development.