Can my wife apply for social security if she is a foreigner?

Legal Analysis: Foreigners who have no work unit and their household registration is not in China cannot apply for social security contributions. Foreigners who have work units can go through the social security insurance procedures with the same treatment as domestic employees.

Legal Basis: Interim Measures for Foreigners Employed in China to Participate in Social Insurance Article 3 Foreigners legally recruited by enterprises, institutions, social organizations, private non-enterprise units, foundations, law firms, accounting firms and other organizations (hereinafter referred to as employers) registered in China shall participate in basic old-age insurance for employees, basic medical insurance for employees, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance according to law, and employers and themselves shall pay social insurance premiums according to regulations.