How long does it take to get a social security card?

It usually takes three to six months to get the social security card, depending on the regulations of the Social Security Bureau and designated bank outlets. There is no uniform law. The social security card is collected in the human resources and labor security department where the employer is located, and the social security card is collected in time according to the specified time.

legal ground

Article 74 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

The social insurance agency shall obtain the data needed for social insurance work through business handling, statistics and investigation, and the relevant units and individuals shall provide it in a timely and truthful manner. The social insurance agency shall establish a file for the employer in a timely manner, completely and accurately record the social insurance data such as personnel's participation in social insurance and payment, and properly keep the original vouchers for registration and declaration and accounting vouchers for payment and settlement. The social insurance agency shall timely, completely and accurately record the individual's personal rights and interests such as social insurance payment, employer's payment and social insurance benefits, and regularly send the personal rights and interests records to me free of charge. Employers and individuals can inquire and check the records of payment and social insurance benefits from social insurance agencies free of charge, and ask social insurance agencies to provide social insurance consultation and other related services.