Replace social security number with personal identification number, citizen identification number

From August 1, 2025, the personal identification number/citizen identification card will officially be used to replace the social insurance code of social insurance and health insurance participants.

(QNgTV)- From August 1, 2025, the personal identification number/citizen identification card will officially be used to replace the social insurance code of social insurance and health insurance participants. The use of a unified code contributes to ensuring database synchronization, increasing connectivity with the National Population Database and improving management efficiency.

Citizen identification card sample. (Illustration photo)

Vietnam Social Security issued Official Dispatch No. 1804/BHXH-QLT guiding social security agencies of provinces and centrally run cities to use personal identification codes/citizen identification numbers to replace social security codes and unit management codes.

This is an important step in the comprehensive digital transformation process of Vietnam Social Security, aiming to unify data management methods and create maximum convenience for people and businesses when carrying out administrative procedures on social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment insurance.

The document clearly states that from August 1, 2025, the personal identification number/citizen identification card will officially be used to replace the social insurance code of social insurance and health insurance participants. The use of this unified code contributes to ensuring database synchronization, increasing connectivity with the National Population Database and improving management efficiency.

Source: https://quangngaitv.vn/thay-the-ma-so-bao-hiem-xa-hoi-bang-so-dinh-danh-ca-nhan-can-cuoc-cong-dan-6505739.html