How long does it take to transfer social security across provinces?

If an insured person is employed across provinces, the following procedures shall be followed for the transfer of basic pension insurance relations:

(1) After the insured person establishes the basic pension insurance relations and pays the contributions in accordance with the regulations in the new place of employment, the employer or the insured person submits a written application for the transfer of basic pension insurance relations to the social security agency in the new place of employment.

(2) Within 15 working days, the social security agency in the new place of participation shall examine the application for transfer and continuity, and if it meets the conditions stipulated in these Measures, it shall issue a letter of consent to the social security agency in the place of the participant's original basic old-age insurance relationship and provide the relevant information; if it fails to meet the conditions of the transfer and continuity, it shall give a written explanation to the applying unit or the participant.

(3) Within 15 working days after the receipt of the letter of acceptance, the social security agency in the place where the original basic pension insurance relationship is located shall carry out all the formalities for the transfer and continuity.

(d) After receiving the basic pension insurance relationship and funds transferred by the social security agency in the place where the participant's original basic pension insurance relationship is located, the social security agency in the new place of participation shall complete the relevant formalities within 15 working days, and notify the employer or the participant of the confirmation in a timely manner.