Social Security

The Social Security Number identifies citizens in their relations with the Social Security system.

What is the Social Security system

• All citizens.
• Employers, for all workers who are hired at their service and do not have a social security number.
• The Provincial Directorates or Administrative Offices of the General Treasury of the Social Security willl assign it when workers or employers fail to meet their obligation.

TA1 Form

• National Identity Card
• Residency Card or Passport.

At the Adminstrative Office of the General Treasury of the Social Security where the citizen's home address is located or where the company at which the worker renders services is domiciled.

It must be applied for prior to the registration and affiliation application or the application for any benefits or service.

The Social Security Number becomes an Affiliation Number at the time when a labour activity determining inclusion within the Social Security System begins.

Characteristics of Affiliation:

• It is compulsory for all persons included within the System for purposes of rights and obligations.
• It is a single one, general for all the Schemes within the system.
• It covers the entire life of the person included in the System.
• It is exclusive.

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