How to merge social security across provinces

The steps for merging social security across provinces are as follows:

1. The insured person or employer submits a written application to the social security institution in the new place of employment;

2. The social security institution in the new place of employment examines the application, and sends out a letter of consent to accept the application if it meets the conditions;

3. The social security institution in the original place of employment handles the transfer formalities after receiving the letter of acceptance;

4. The new place of employment The social security institution in the new place of participation accepts the transfer procedures and funds.

Types and roles of social security:

1. Pension insurance: to provide basic livelihood protection after retirement;

2. Medical insurance: to reduce the financial burden caused by illness;

3. Unemployment insurance: to provide basic living expenses and vocational training during the period of unemployment;

4. Worker's accident insurance: to provide medical expenses and living allowance;

5. Maternity insurance: protects the basic income and medical expenses of female workers during childbirth.

In summary, the steps for merging social security across provinces include the insured person or employer submitting an application to the social security agency in the new place of employment, the social security agency in the new place of employment reviewing and issuing a letter of consent to accept, the social security agency in the original place of employment handling the transfer procedures, and the social security agency in the new place of employment accepting the transfer procedures and funds.

Legal basis:

Interim Measures for Transferring and Continuing the Basic Pension Insurance Relationships of Urban Enterprise Employees

Article 8

If an insured person is employed in cross-provincial mobility, he or she shall go through the procedures for transferring and continuing his or her basic pension insurance relationship according to the following procedures:

(1) After the insured person establishes his or her basic pension insurance relationship and pays the contributions as stipulated in his or her new place of employment, the employer shall submit his or her application to the social security institution of the place of employment.

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

(2) Within 15 working days, the social security agency of the new place of employment shall examine the application for transfer and continuity, and if it meets the conditions, it shall issue a letter of acceptance to the insured person and provide him with relevant information; if it does not meet the conditions for transfer and continuity, it shall give a written explanation.

(3) Within 15 working days of receiving the letter of consent to acceptance, the social security agency in the place where the original basic pension insurance relationship is located shall handle the formalities for the transfer and continuity.

(4) After receiving the transfer of basic pension insurance relations and funds from the social security agency in the place where the participant's original basic pension insurance relations are located, the social security agency in the new place of participation shall complete the relevant formalities within 15 working days, and promptly notify the employer or the participant.