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SSS number and ID — what to bring and what to do first
Search for your old number first: SSS says one number is for life. You need a birth certificate or another document from the list. SSS says online registration works with or without uploading documents, and without them your number stays Temporary.
Updated: · Next check 2027-02-02
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R.A. 11199. Employees: your employer must report you at once.
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Check for an old number first, even from a short job years ago.
Use a mobile number and email you will keep.
Deadlines
The rules, with the source
| What | Deadline | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Documents | Birth certificate. Without one: baptismal certificate, driver’s license, passport, PhilSys ID or ePhilID, PRC card, seafarer’s book or UMID | member.sss.gov.ph |
| None of these | Two other documents, both with your correct name and one with your birth date | member.sss.gov.ph |
| Self-employed | Register within 30 days from starting work | R.A. 11199, Sec. 24-A |
| Employees | Your employer must report you to SSS at once | R.A. 11199, Sec. 24(a) |
| Temporary number | SSS says it takes contributions only. For loans and benefits, show your documents at a branch to make it Permanent | SSS pages, search excerpts |
| Card | SSS says the MySSS Card replaces UMID, through partner banks, and older cards stay valid. A bank may charge a fee | SSS pages, search excerpts |
The waiting time was not confirmed. Whether a contribution is needed for the card was not confirmed: ask at a branch.
Keep in mind
If you have a job.
- “Your employer can report you later”: Your employer must report you to SSS at once (Sec. 24(a)).
Step by step
What to do, in order
1
Search for your old number
One number is for life.
2
Gather your documents
Birth certificate, or the other documents on the list.
3
Fill in the Personal Record
Also called E-1.
4
Create a My.SSS account
It can check you by mobile or email on record.
5
Make your number Permanent
Show your documents at a branch.
Questions
Is there a fee?
SSS says there is no fee for the number.
What is a Temporary number?
SSS says it takes contributions only. For loans and benefits, show your documents at a branch.
Can I have two numbers?
SSS says one number is for life, and two numbers delay benefits.
How do I fix wrong details?
SSS says wrong details in your record are fixed at a branch.
Does the MySSS Card replace UMID?
SSS says so, and older cards stay valid. You need a permanent number, an up-to-date My.SSS account and PhilSys registration.
Official sources
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