Do you need to go in person to pay for social security?

No, you can have someone else do it for you, just print out a proxy certificate. You need a copy of the original account book and ID card to go to the social security administration office in the jurisdiction of the account, and to ensure that the payment of social security must be the name of the bank card, and the balance of the bank withholding account is sufficient to pay the fees.

Legal basis

Article 72 of the Labor Law of the People's Republic of China

provides that the social insurance fund shall determine the source of funds in accordance with the type of insurance, and shall gradually implement the social integration. Employers and workers must participate in social insurance and pay social insurance premiums in accordance with the law.