中国社保Chinese social insurance:Everything you wanna know here!
The Chinese government requires all company and individuals to buy social insurance, including foreigners. Why are foreigners required to buy social insurance in China?
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If you work in China, you are required to buy social insurance. After the reform of "five certificates in one", systems between governments are connected.
In the long term, your social insurance record in Social Security Bureau will be submitted online shared with local Taxation Bureau, Foreign Experts Bureau, Immigration office and other government organizations.
It means in the future, the record of buying social insurance may be taken into the consideration of acquiring a work permit extension from Foreign Experts Bureau.
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Medical Insurance
Seeing a doctor in China is not cheap, but the medical insurance of the social pooling is affordable to fund you the majority of medical fees.
Maternity Insurance
Maternity insurance is NOT just to apply for reimbursement of giving a baby or have a body check before the childbirth.
You can get a big amount of maternity insurance after giving a baby. That amount of money depends on a systematical calculation, check the article below.
Other Benefits
With social insurance, you are also entitled to buy property in China, like houses, vehicles; send your children to public school; get a pension after retirement or acquire alms when losing a job...etc.
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Only one document needed
For a foreigner, you can buy social insurance with a work permit.
How much I need to pay?
Social insurance is funded through social pooling, formed from payments made by the employer, and employee, to varying base pay.
The base pay is a standard given by the government to make the calculation.
Source: Hitouch/ GDToday
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