How long is the validity period of social security card activation?

Generally, the social security card can be used after activation, and the medical insurance account in social security needs to be insured for 3 months in a row, that is, it can only be used after the fourth month. Social security includes five types of insurance: endowment insurance, medical insurance, maternity insurance, industrial injury insurance and unemployment insurance. The payment of various benefits, insurance premiums and various employment support policy subsidies of these types of insurance will be collected by social security cards in the future. In addition, when using the social security card for medical treatment and medicine purchase, if the balance in the personal medical insurance account is insufficient, payment can be made through the bank account in the social security card, and the social security card can also realize all the functions of bank cards such as transfer, payment, wealth management and online payment. Article 19 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

Legal objectivity:

Article 58 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the employing unit shall, within 30 days from the date of employment, apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration for employees. If the social insurance has not been registered, the social insurance agency shall verify the social insurance premium it should pay. Employees-free individual industrial and commercial households who voluntarily participate in social insurance, part-time employees who do not participate in social insurance in the employing unit and other flexible employees shall apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration. The state establishes a national unified personal social security number. Personal social security number is a citizen's identity number.