The simplest and most accurate way to look up social insurance codes

What is social insurance?

Based on the 2014 Law on Social Insurance, the definition of social insurance includes the following:

– Social insurance is a guarantee to replace or partially compensate an employee’s income when he or she has a decrease or loss of income due to illness, maternity, occupational accident, occupational disease, or the end of working age. or die, on the basis of contributions to the social insurance fund.

The social insurance regimes have been organized and ensured by the State in accordance with the provisions of the legal system on social insurance. Thereby helping to ensure the interests of the participants.

Benefits of joining social insurance

When participating in social insurance, participants will enjoy the following regimes and important benefits: (as defined in Article 18 of the Law on Social Insurance)

– Employees are entitled to participate in and enjoy social insurance regimes in accordance with this Law.

– Employees are granted and managed social insurance books.

– Employees are entitled to receive full and timely pensions and social insurance benefits.

– Employees are entitled to health insurance.

– Employees are entitled to take the initiative to go for medical examination of their working capacity decrease if they fall into the cases specified at Point b, Clause 1, Article 45 of this Law and are reserving the period of payment of social insurance premiums; medical assessment fees are paid if they are eligible for social insurance.

– Employees can authorize others to receive pensions and social insurance benefits.

– Employees will be provided with information about paying social insurance every 6 months by the employer; annually, to be certified by the social insurance agency on the payment of social insurance premiums; to request the employer and the social insurance agency to provide information on the payment and enjoyment of social insurance.

– Employees are entitled to complain, denounce and initiate lawsuits about social insurance in accordance with the law.

That is why participating in social insurance is a must and necessary thing for any working age population.

What is a Social Security Number?

The social insurance code is a 10-character sequence of numbers, which is issued to each working-age citizen who pays periodical social insurance premiums in accordance with the law. At the same time, this code is also the number of the social insurance book that the employee will be issued to keep information about the payment of social insurance.

Social insurance codes will help employees know the exact process of participating in social insurance contributions in the most detailed way. At the same time, social insurance also comes with health insurance and unemployment insurance, helping employees to fully enjoy their rights and benefits when participating.

3 Simple and easy ways to look up social insurance codes

To be able to look up your own Social Security number, you can conduct a self-search in the following ways:

1. How to look up the social insurance number on the website of Vietnam Social Insurance

You go to a web browser, then type the website address of Vietnam Social Insurance as follows: https://baohiemxahoi.gov.vn/tracuu/Pages/tra-cuu-ho-gia-dinh.aspx

When the website interface of Vietnam Social Insurance appears, you just need to enter the required information fields and then click the Lookup button.

After pressing the Lookup button, the website will return information about your name, the social insurance number you were granted and some other related information.

2. How to look up the social insurance number on the social insurance book or health insurance card

If you don’t know how to look up your social insurance number, don’t worry, you just need to find your social insurance book or health insurance card and you will be able to find out your ID number easily.

For health insurance cards, the social insurance number will be written directly on the card, you can refer to the instructions in the following table:

As for the social insurance book, the code is printed right on the cover of the book for easy checking and management:

3. How to look up the social insurance number via the VssID application

You can completely look up your social insurance number through the VssID application. Ask a relative or friend who is using this app to log in and conduct a search.

First, log in to the VssID application with the account of a friend or relative.

Next, select the Lookup item located in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen.

Next, please continue to select the section Look up social insurance codes.

Finally, enter information about the province – the city where you register for social insurance along with your full name, then click on the search result button. The application will return you the information you requested, including the social security number.

The above article has summarized for you the simplest and fastest ways to look up social insurance codes. If there are still problems in the search, or your insurance information is incorrect, please contact the Vietnam Social Insurance Agency for resolution.