How long does it take to apply for a social security card?

Legal analysis: Generally, the social security card can be completed in three to six months. The specific time depends on the handling of the social security bureau and the designated handling bank outlets. There is no uniform law. The social security card is collected in the human resources and labor security department where the employer is located, and the social security card is collected in time according to the specified time.

Legal basis: Article 74 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law. The social insurance agency shall obtain the data needed for social insurance work through business handling, statistics and investigation, and the relevant units and individuals shall provide it in a timely and truthful manner. The social insurance agency shall establish a file for the employer in a timely manner, completely and accurately record the social insurance data such as personnel's participation in social insurance and payment, and properly keep the original vouchers for registration and declaration and accounting vouchers for payment and settlement. The social insurance agency shall timely, completely and accurately record the individual's personal rights and interests such as social insurance payment, employer's payment and social insurance benefits, and regularly send the personal rights and interests records to me free of charge. Employers and individuals can inquire and check the records of payment and social insurance benefits from social insurance agencies free of charge, and ask social insurance agencies to provide social insurance consultation and other related services.