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SSS Number and ID: Checklist
Name: [Your name]. sss.gov.ph did not open on 2 November 2026, so the steps marked “SSS says” come from search excerpts of its pages. Confirm them in My.SSS or at a branch.
1. What you need
☐ Birth certificate. Without one: baptismal certificate, driver’s license, passport, PhilSys ID or ePhilID, PRC card, seafarer’s book or UMID.
☐ None of these? Two other documents, both with your correct name and one with your birth date.
☐ SSS says: a PSA birth certificate makes your number permanent.
☐ Your mobile number and email.
2. The form
– Personal Record, also called E-1. SSS says the online form gives you a transaction slip and your SS number.
– For the card: the application in My.SSS.
3. Your application
– Search for your old number first. SSS says one number is for life, and two numbers delay benefits.
– After you have a number, create a My.SSS account. It can check you by mobile or email on record, or by the transaction number in your Personal Record.
4. Where to file
– SSS says: online, with or without uploading documents. Without them your number stays Temporary.
– SSS says: a Temporary number takes contributions only. For loans and benefits, show your documents at a branch to make it Permanent.
5. Time limits
– Self-employed: register within 30 days from starting work. Employees: your employer must report you to SSS at once.
– SSS says: no fee for the number. The waiting time was not confirmed.
6. Keep it
– SSS says: the MySSS Card replaces UMID, through partner banks, and older cards stay valid. You need a permanent number, an up-to-date My.SSS account and PhilSys registration. A bank may charge a fee.
– Whether a contribution is needed for the card was not confirmed. Ask at a branch.
– SSS says: wrong details in your record are fixed at a branch.
SS number [SS number]
Status [Status]
Card applied on [Card applied on]
Source: R.A. 11199, Secs. 9, 9-A, 9-B, 24, 24-A, lawphil.net; member.sss.gov.ph (supporting documents, My.SSS registration; the list is undated). sss.gov.ph did not open: Charter 2026, MySSS Card and Temporary status read from search excerpts only. Checked 02.11.2026. Not legal advice.