General social security card can be used after activation. Only the medical insurance account of the social security card needs to be paid continuously for three months, that is, it can be used after the fourth month.

Tangshan social security card processing process in 2022: Social security card applicants must hold valid identity documents, apply to their units or institutions designated by human resources and social security departments, truthfully fill out the social security card application registration form, and submit it to the local human resources and social security departments for unified business card printing and timely issuance after being reviewed and signed by the units or institutions designated by the human resources and social security departments.

All urban workers, retirees and urban and rural residents who participate in social insurance in the province are required to apply for social security cards. Applicants must hold valid identity documents and social security card application registration form.