I'm working in Shanghai now, but I'm a foreigner and my hukou is also from other places. Can I pay social security myself in Shanghai? There is no residence permit at present.

First, since you live, work and pay social security in Shanghai, the best way is to get a residence permit in Shanghai, and then get a certain score (120) to become a permanent residence in Shanghai.

Second, the social security of foreign hukou and Shanghai hukou is still very different, which is embodied in the following aspects:

1, Shanghai locals generally pay five insurances and one gold, and urban hukou in other places can be covered by the employer through employment and labor contracts (five insurances and one gold).

2. If the foreign rural hukou works in Shanghai, it will pay three insurances and one gold. If it is self-employed, the payment method can be consulted with the social security fund management department.

If you don't have a residence permit in Shanghai, you can't enjoy maternity insurance in Shanghai. The condition for receiving maternity insurance is to have a residence permit.

Further reading: How to buy insurance, which is good, and teach you how to avoid these "pits" of insurance.