Good news! After 18 months of quarantine restriction, SSS has now resumed accepting UMID Card Application and Biometric Capturing.
In recognition of the SSS member’s need for a valid ID, as well as in a bid to do away with fixers, manual/paper applications for the SSS Unified Multi-Purpose Identification Card shall be resumed.
Members may file their accomplished UMID application forms in selected SSS Branches thru the following ways:
1. Branch walk in. Following the mandatory Branch number Coding for over-the-counter transactions.
SSS Number Coding Scheme for SSS Members and Employers
| Last Digit of SSS Number | Day of the week member will go to the branches |
| 1 or 2 | Monday |
| 3 or 4 | Tuesday |
| 5 or 6 | Wednesday |
| 7 or 8 | Thursday |
| 9 or 10 | Friday |
If the prescribed transaction day falls on a declared holiday, member or employer may transact on the next working day.
Implementing the mandatory number coding system are all SSS branches in the National Capital Region, together with SSS Baguio, SSS Dagupan, SSS Bacoor, and SSS Binan in Luzon; SSS Cebu, SSS Lapu-Lapu, SSS Bacolod, and SSS Iloilo-Central in Visayas; and SSS Cagayan de Oro and SSS Davao in Mindanao.
Note: Check the Schedule of implementation in the SSS Branches before selecting the Branch to file your application.
2. Online Appointment System by setting an appointment at their selected SSS Branches.
Here are the list of SSS Branches that are open for SSS UMID Capturing and Biometrics Capturing.
Download the SSS UMID Application Form here, print and accomlish the form with NO ERASURES or ALTERNATIONS beforehand.
For health and safety regulations, please read PhilPost’s “Guideline to Biometric Data Capture in the New Normal” here: https://bit.ly/3a7jr4E
When coming to the branch on their appointed date, members must strictly observe health and safety protocols. They are required to bring one (1) primary ID, or in its absence, two (2) secondary valid IDs.
Here is the link of the Identification Cards (ID) and documents accepted by SSS.
List of IDs and Documents Accepted by SSS
Who may Apply for the UMID Card?
- Only covered SSS members with at least 1 posted contribution can file an application for UMID Card.
- Members who lost their UMID Cards or who need to update their Cards (due to change of name, correction of personal details, etc) may also apply for new cards, subject to payment of Php200 replacement fee at the SSS Branch during their respective appointments.
For members who applied for an SSS Number online beginning December 10, 2020:
- they do not need to fill out the UMID Application Form
- they just need to schedule an appointment for biometric data capture through the My.SSS Appointment System. On the day of their appointment, they need to present their printed SSS Number application and the transaction number slip.
Note: Those who prefer manual application in branches will still be accommodated, following the branch number coding scheme.
Disclaimer: SSS may have resumed the SSS UMID Application, but there will still be expected delays inthe production of UMID Cards. Rest assured that notifications will be immediately made to members once their cards become available for pick-up.
Beware of fixers and scammers. You should personally apply for your SSS UMID since, your biometrics will be captured during your application. There is no Rush UMID Application!
