Is social security card universal in China?

Social security cards are used all over the country.

Social Security Card is the abbreviation of Social Security Card of the People's Republic of China. It is an integrated circuit (IC) card issued by human resources and social security departments in various business fields of human resources and social security. Social security card not only has the basic functions of information recording, information inquiry and business handling, but also can be loaded with financial functions, which can be used as a bank card and has financial functions such as cash deposit and withdrawal, transfer and consumption. Because the social security card has a unified national standard, which is universal throughout the country.

First, the issuance and function of social security cards.

Social security cards are uniformly planned by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and distributed to the society by local human resources and social security departments. The original intention of social security card design is to realize the convenience of social security information and services nationwide. Therefore, the social security card has a national unified standard, which is universal throughout the country.

The functions of social security card are very rich, including basic functions such as information recording, information inquiry and business handling. Cardholders can check their social security payment records, personal account balance and other information through social security cards, and can also handle social security-related businesses, such as social security transfer and treatment collection. In addition, the social security card can also be loaded with financial functions and used as a bank card, which is convenient for cardholders to carry out financial operations such as cash deposit and withdrawal, transfer and consumption.

Second, the national universality of social security cards.

Because social security cards have unified national standards, they can be used all over the country. No matter where the cardholder is, as long as he holds a valid social security card, he can enjoy the corresponding social security services. This nationwide use greatly facilitates the life and work of cardholders, and also improves the efficiency and quality of social security services.

It should be noted that although social security cards are common in China, there may be differences in social security policies and standards in different regions. Therefore, when using social security cards, cardholders need to understand and abide by the relevant local regulations and operating procedures.

To sum up:

Social security cards are universal in China, with unified standards and rich functions. Cardholders can enjoy nationwide social security services through social security cards, which facilitates their life and work. However, when using the social security card, it is also necessary to abide by the relevant local regulations and operating procedures.

Legal basis:

Measures of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Social Security Cards

Article 2 provides that:

The term "social security card" as mentioned in these Measures refers to an integrated circuit card issued to the public and mainly used for government social management and public services in the fields of human resources and social security.

Article 3 provides that:

Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security is responsible for the issuance and application of national social security cards. Provincial and municipal human resources and social security departments are responsible for the issuance and application management of social security cards in the region, and their subordinate information comprehensive management institutions specifically undertake the related affairs of social security card issuance and technical management.

Article 7 provides that:

The card surface and information content of the social security card must be approved by the card issuing unit and uniformly produced and distributed by the provincial card management center.