How do unemployed foreigners pay social security in Shanghai?

The ways for unemployed foreigners to pay social security in Shanghai are as follows:

1. Unemployed people from other places cannot pay social security directly to the Social Security Bureau in Shanghai; 2. Social security payment must go through the work unit in Shanghai, and the unit pays five insurances for employees; 3. Five insurances include pension, medical care, unemployment, work injury and maternity insurance; 4. Social security costs are shared by individuals and enterprises, and the enterprise part is usually higher than the individual part; 5. During the period of resignation, outsiders can continue to pay social security through social security payment companies.

Payment rules of social security:

1. Payment subject: usually paid by both the employer and the individual, and individual industrial and commercial households and flexible employees can pay by themselves;

2. payment base: the social security payment base is generally determined according to the average monthly income of the individual in the previous year;

3. Payment ratio: different regions and different types of social security (pension, medical care, unemployment, work injury and maternity insurance) have different payment ratios;

4. Payment time: Social security is usually paid monthly and needs to be paid in full and on time to protect rights and interests;

5. Payment channels: payment can be made through bank withholding, online payment, social security institutions and other channels.

To sum up, unemployed people from other places want to pay social security in Shanghai, but they can't pay it directly to the Social Security Bureau. They need to pay the five insurances of old-age pension, medical care, unemployment, work injury and maternity through local work units, and the expenses are shared by individuals and enterprises, with the enterprise part being heavier; You can continue to participate in insurance through remittance service after leaving your job.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) social insurance law

Article 58

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.