Do you need to be there in person to replace your third generation social security card

To replace a third-generation social security card, you need to go to a social security center with a valid ID and your old health insurance card to submit an application for a social security card first. The balance of the second generation of the third generation social security card will automatically go to the third generation social security card. The replacement of the third generation social security card does not affect the balance of the medical insurance account.

After the successful replacement of the third-generation card, the original second-generation card's human and social functions are automatically invalidated, and the cardholder only needs to activate the third-generation card's human and social functions in a timely manner, and the balance of the original second-generation card's health care account will be automatically carried over to the third-generation card.