How long does it usually take to get a social security card?

Social security cards can generally be collected in about three months, and the period in some areas is half a year. The Social Security Card of the People's Republic of China is an integrated circuit card, which is uniformly planned by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and issued to the society by local human resources and social security departments, and used in various business fields of human resources and social security. Social security cards are issued to urban employees, unemployed people and retirees, and social security cards are issued to employers.

Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said that it will take about five years to make social security cards generally have financial functions. Social security cards have a wide range of functions. Cardholders can not only use the card for real-time settlement of medical insurance personal accounts, but also handle endowment insurance affairs; Apply for job registration and unemployment registration, apply for unemployment insurance, and apply for employment training; Apply for labor ability appraisal and enjoy work-related injury insurance benefits; Handling labor and social security affairs online.