How to get SSS Number? Requirements and Procedure

I am sharing here how to get SSS number and what are the requirements. Getting SSS number is the first step to be a member of the SSS. If you work in the Philippines and you are employed in a private company, it is mandatory to be a member of SSS and pay monthly contributions. If you are a kasambahay or household service worker, it is also advisable to be an active member of SSS. If unemployed, you can also become a member of SSS by being a Voluntary Member. Even drivers join the SSS via AlkanSSSya Program.

UPDATE: You can now Apply or Get SSS Number Online

SSS also known as Social Security System in the Philippines is so important not only in social security but also for retirement. It gives benefits like maternity benefits, sickness, disability, loans, funeral, retirement and a lot more. To become eligible for benefits, you must maintain your active membership with SSS and maintain your contributions. As of now, the minimum contribution in order to be eligible for retirement pension is 120 months.

To avail the other benefits, maintain an active membership by paying monthly. Also never miss a month to avoid penalties.

Requirements in getting SSS Number

Take note that SSS Number is different with SSS ID Card or UMID. SSS Number is the per-requisite to be an SSS member. To get this number you need:

  • SSS E1 Form – fill this out properly and correctly
  • Birth Certificate – original and photocopy
  • Valid IDs or any among the list of supporting documents – original and photocopy
  • An email address for your SSS online account
sss number requirements

Procedures in getting SSS Number

  • Fill up your personal details and information on the SSS E1 form. You can get the form at the SSS branch near you. You can also download it online if you want.
  • Fall in line at the SSS branch near you and wait for your turn. Submit your E1 form and attach your photocopies of valid IDs and birth certificate.
  • Wait for your personal copy of E1 form. SSS will issue your SSS Number at the upper part of E1 form. Keep this for life because it is so important. Never lose it because we can only have ONE SSS Number for life.

Notes:

Once you have been issued an SSS number, you must contribute and pay your contributions once you’re employed or registered as employed, voluntary, OFW or household service worker or whatever your current status is. Having SSS number does not mean automatic coverage and eligibility to benefits. You need to be an active member and you need to meet SSS requirements for coverage.

Remember, keep your SSS number because you are not allowed to get another one again. If you lost your number or you can’t remember it anymore, verify it at the SSS.

SSS Number for Employers

If you are an employer, you must submit all the documents in registering as employer together with the list of your employees. SSS will issue you your SSS employer’s number and certificate and will assist and teach you in employees SSS matters such as submitting R3 reports.

Disclaimer: I’m not affiliated with SSS. This post is for sharing of experience purpose only. If you have personal questions and inquiry with your SSS account, contact the SSS branch that handles your membership.

Do you have your SSS number already? Did you get it fast and easy? Share your thoughts in the comments!

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Fehl is the founder of Philpad and has been writing online for 12 years. She has a bachelor's degree in Accountancy and a background in Finance. She is a licensed Career Service Professional and author of a poetry book at Barnes & Noble. In her spare time, she likes to travel and discover new places.

159 thoughts on “How to get SSS Number? Requirements and Procedure”

  1. Hi Madam,

    I got a quick question. I lost my SSS E1 form years ago. I still don’t have an SSS card. But I have a copy of my SSS number. So I applied a UMID yesterday and the process is taking 2 to 3 months. My employer abroad required me to submit a copy of SSS card or E1 form but I don’t have them. Is it possible to acquire a new E1 form? Or is there any other SSS documents that could be substituted to the lost E1 or SSS card? Hope to hear from you. Thanks and best regards.

    • E1 form is the form needed when you are applying for SSS number. Since you already have SSS number, you don’t need E1 form. your other choices are to get UMID card or print SSS Static Info

  2. gud eve po tanong ko lang po kahapon ko lang po na pass ang E1 ang now i have my sss# if magvoluntary po ako ano naman ang e submit ko para ma valid..

  3. Hello! Makukuha po ba ang agad SSS Number? Kahit number lang? Kakaemployed ko lang po and one of the req is the sss number. Thanks!

  4. puwede na po ba kumuha ng sss no. ang 15 yrs old magloloan po kasi ako ng educational loan

    • Hi po, tanong ko lng po sana kng active pa po ba ung sss number ko? 2008 ko pa po ung nakuha at khit minsan hindi ko pa nahuhulugan. thanks

  5. Hello ,

    My husband and I migrated in Calgary Alberta Canada last June 2005 and we forgot our SSS ID number and we would like to know the status of our contribution. My husband worked and paid monthly contributions for 20 years and I also contributed for 20 years as well.
    How do we get our SSS numbers and can we still have our pension when we reach 65 years old?
    We stopped paying contributions last 2005.
    Kindly advise how we can be updated on the status of our SSS contribution.

    Thelma

    • Hi. You need to verify your SSS number by going to SSS personally and showing your valid IDs. That way, you can also check what benefits you’re entitled with your 20 years of contribution. I suggest you continue your active status too so you’ll be entitled for retirement benefits when you reached 60 years of age

  6. “Once you have been issued an SSS number, you must contribute and pay your contributions ONCE you’re employed or registered as employed, voluntary, OFW or household service worker or whatever your current status is.”

    Hi. So this means I can get an SSS # even if I’m not yet employed? Or do I have to pay contributions once I have my SSS #? Thank you 🙂

  7. Magandang Araw po! Saan ko po dapat ilagay yung Jr. ko sa First Name ko po ba o sa Last Name? Wala po kasing extension name na nakalagay sa form hindi katulad sa form ng philhealth. Salamat po.

  8. excuse me po , pde na po ba ang photocopy lang ng nso na colored at passport for sss, napasa ko na po sa dfa ung original kong nso ,so wla po akong original

      • Hi,good morning po…magtatanong lang po ako kung pwde pa rin ba ako makakuha ng SSS I.d ko kasi magmula nung nagpa register ako nung 2003 pa hindi ko na po nakuha ang SSS I.d ko kasi hindi ko na naasikaso gawa nung naging sobrang b.c na po ako sa work nun. tsaka kung ipapadeliver ko po magkano po ang delivery fee? at ilang months po kaya ang aantayin ko? maraming salamat po sa pagsagot mo sana.

  9. gud evening po! ask ko lng po about my SSS number. 2005-2006 last work ko po, and binigyan po ako ng SSS number, now i found out na mali po yung spelling ng name ko. so sabi po ng information desk officer pwde ko daw po umulit ng SSS E1 new form kasi mababa daw po yung hinulog ng company. anu po dpat kong gawin …. ipapalit ko ba yung name ko marami ata requirements just to change the letter of my name or ill just apply a new one tutal mali nmn yung name ko sa unang application ko. thanks po!

    • Follow the recommendation of the SSS staff if that suits you but for me, I’d rather use my old account and have it corrected since sayang naman ang contributions

  10. Tanong ko po kung paano ko po malalaman ang sss number ko kasi po nasunog po ang mga documents ko.member po Ako ng sss year 2005 or 2006 pa po.

  11. Hello. My questions are:
    1. Nag apply po kasi ako sa call center job, and isa sa requirments nila is sss nga daw. Same situation sa kay Nica na comment, (wala pang contract signing pero completion of requirments pa lang) ang tanong ko naman, what if naka kuha ko na yung sss number ko, and sabi na kailngan may monthly contribution, paano pag natnanggap na ako, tapos after ilang months mag quit na ako dahil babalik ako sa school, para mag aral (which is wala na akong sahod), kailngan ko pading ba magbigay ng monthly contribution pag wala na akong trabaho? thanks in advance 🙂

    • Hi. If you stopped being employed, you must update your SSS account as voluntary member and resume paying your premiums coz sayang naman if masstop ka. Sayang ang benefits

  12. Kasi im not yet officially hired sa inapplyan ko (wala pang contract signing, bale completion of requirements pa lang) ano po bang ilalagay kong status, employed or voluntary? What if voluntary, then binigay ko na sa employer ko yung ss # ko, sila na bang bahala mag change ng status ko from voluntary to employed OR ako na po ang maghuhulog para sa sarili kong contributions? Im really confused na po kasi talaga. Please help me. 🙂 thank you.

  13. Hi mis Fehl

    Tanung q lng po kung pwede po akung voluntary contribution sa SSS. Ang work q po ay naglalaba ng damit sa ibat ibang bahay? May E-1 na po ako.

      • Ask kolng po. Kpg my asawa na pwede po s list of docs ang merriage contract? Pano po pg walng valid id? Ok lng po b n merriagr contract nlng? Ano p po b pedeng dalin s req. kng walng valid id.

  14. hi, madam ask ko lang po, my ss num. n po ako kakakuha ko lng ngayon .nsa akin n po ung E-1form n pink, first time ko pa lang po.
    ang tanong ko po ay anong next step pagkatapos kumuha ng ss number,(E-1form) Paano ko malalaman kung magkano ang huhulogan ko.

    • If you’re employed, you can give your employer your SSS number and they will deduct your necessary contributions from your monthly salary. If register yourself as voluntary member sa SSS and follow the SSS table to know how much you want to contribute

  15. Hello maam fhel, tanong ko lang poh kung pwd maka kuha ng SSS Kahit unemployed at wala pang work experience, im a fresh graduate pa lang po kasi and SSS is one of the requirements ng ina aplyan ko.. thank you poh

  16. Hi, Ms Felh i just want yo us if its okay lang ba if kahit voters id and tin id yung requirements n meron birth certificate ko kasi xerox nalang naiwan sa akin need ko agad ng number sss for my work req. Thanks for the comply

    • I think for first time applicants they check the original NSO BC and they get the xerox copy. Voter’s ID is accepted

  17. Good day,meron po akong sss #(E-1 colored pink) pero hindi sa sss office ko yun nkuha. Bale may isang sss employee kumuha nun pra sa akin w/o b-certificate and id’s year 2006 pa yun. Ngayon, gusto ko maghulog as voluntary member pero nag-aalangan ako kasi hindi nga ako nag-submit ng birth certificate or id so baka maging issue yun halimbawang mag-claim ako ng benefits sayang lang ang ihuhulog ko. Ano po mgandang gawin dito? Hoping for ur reply. Tnx in andvance.

  18. hi po,,asked ko lng po if mg apply po ako ng sss number at mgbbgy po ako ng 1yr.n contributions ko maari na po ba akong makakumuha ng sss id?

  19. Hi po tanung ko lang po my sss num. Npo ako at ng aaply ng trabaho kailNgan kopabang mg fillup ng form para .png.employee..?

  20. Ask ko lng po,, nag apply npo ako ng sss noon when i was single,, but i lost my number ,, hindi prin naman ako nakahulog noon,, self employed nga,, that was 20 years ago n,, pede po b ako kumuha ng bgo? Thank you,,

    • Since you already registered a number before, you can verify it at SSS and use it if you want to be an active member now.

  21. Hi Ma’am Fehl,

    Tanong ko lang po. Nakapagfill up na po ako ng E-1 form and may number na naibigay. Gusto ko pong malaman kung ano na po ang kasunod kong gagawin. Kailangan ko po ba magpunta ng sss office para magverify pa kung pwede ko na po hulugan or kailangan ko na po talagang hulugan? need din po ba na iinform yung sss na voluntary member lang or proceed na agad sa pagbabayad? Please let me know. Thank you.

    • Did you registered as employed or voluntary? If you’re employed, you don’t need to do anything usually coz your SSS will be paid thru payroll..If you’re a voluntary member, you need to check the SSS table to know your contributions. If you don’t know, then go to SSS to update your account status and pay your contributions

      • Hi po ask ko lng po nakakuha na po ako ng sss number po yung e1 kulay pink kaso po mali po date of birth na nilagay ko pwede po ba kumuha ulit ng e1 march 20 1997 po ako pinanganak eh yung nilagay ko po sa form march 20 1994 kasi 17 palang ako nung kumuha po ako ngayon po 18 na po ako pwede po ba kumuha ulit at tamang age ko na po ilalagay ko sa e1 pwede po ba yun

  22. Mam ask ko lang kasi last year kumuha ako ng e1 then i think 1 beses palang sya nahulugan ng employer ko kasi umalis na ako sa company namin then ngayon need ko kumuha ng umid id for my employer for taiwan pede po b mg voluntary contribution ako tapos mgadvance nlang ako byaran ko 6 months advance para mkakuha ako agad ng umid need ko po talaga yun tnx….

  23. i already got E-1 (pink form ) before….as i remember i get E-1 for the third time….what will i do? i have not used any of these three because i have not continue to work….i already lost them .. but i still got my 3rd E-1 form and i still have it…but i still not able to pay my contribution…what will i do? i want to pay my contribution …is it possible to dissolve those first two E-1 …and used my last E-1 which i have right now?
    please tell me what to do….

    • Double SSS number kana if you had 2 E1 forms issued to you. You must verify your real account at SSS to avoid major problems in the future

  24. Hello ask lng po, kumuha ako ss# 2003 but never xa nahulugan, hndi rn ako nagwowork and ang source of income lng eh tru allowance and remittance.. Pwede ko pa kaya mahulugan ung ss# ko?

  25. Hello po. Good eve. ask lng po ako tungkol sa requirement na nso authenticated birth certificate pano po pg my nka lagay na “page 1 of 2” accepted bato for sss number? ikinompara ko ang 2 nso authenticated birth certificate na may nkalagay “page 1 of 2” and “page 1 of 1”. wla naman pong diperensya o pgkakaiba. accepted po ba ang “page 1 of 2”? or kailangan ko png kumuha ulit ng nso authenticate birth certificate ulit? hope you’ll reply asap. thanks in advance po.

  26. Hi ask ko lang po if pwd ba kumuha ng sss no. Passport lang requirements? Nawala po kasi yung bc ng kapatid ko. Thanks

  27. Hi tanong ko lg po panu po pag nawala yung e1? Pwd po bang kumuha nlg ulit ng new sss number? Wala pa namang hulog yung sss number ko ehhh., kasi po pag sinabi Kong na lost yung e1 e veverify pa nila and 1mnth ko pa makukuha, while kung kukuha ako ulit ng new e1 with new number 1day lg ang processing, need ko na kasi talaga tsaka pwd nmn pacancel ko na LNG yung isang number wala pa namang laman yon.. ok lg po ba pag ganun?
    thanks po..

    • YOu cannot get another SSS number or E1 since you already have been issued one before. We can only get 1 SSS number for life

  28. hi po ask ko lang po kasi po nagflight na po ung sister ko iniwan nya lahat ng requirement para sa ow 1 at may authorization letter ako pwede po ba ako ang kumuha ng sss number nya ofw sya in her behalf
    thank u po

  29. what if po ngvoluntary sss po ako and hinulugan ko po ng 1month pwd po b kaya ako makakuha ng UMIDsss once na gusto kung to go abroad

  30. elow po ms fhel..nkpag pass nko ng e1 form the problem is kulang pa ung requirements pinaba2lik ako..dnko nkabalik (the question is kng mgapply ulit ako pwede pa po ba wala na kc ung copy ko)tnx

  31. maam tanong ko lng kong ilang weeks or month ung verification if pumasok n ba ung bayad ko or what kc i need to apply for umid ko! d kc pwede apply kong d pa pumasok ung bayad ko sa sss! i am a new member po! tnx

  32. Good am po.ma’m pwede po ba akong voluntary sss member kahit kasalukuyan pong hinuholugan ng employer ko ang sss ko sa province,here po kasi ako sa manila now.and ang employer ko po nasa province.gusto ko po kasi madagdagan hulog ko.thanks

  33. Bakit ganun twice na akong nagpunta sa sss robinson .. Ayaw pa rin nila akong i confirm kahit meron na akong sss number pero hindi ko yun nahuluagn pa .. Gusto ko na syang hulugan pero need nila ng source of income evidence.. Hayyy anu ba dapat kong gawin? Im 38 and student…

  34. ma’am ask ko lang po dati po aq nag work sa mercury drug dito sa palawan. nag stop po aq ng work stop din ung contribution q. gusto q mag resume ngaun as voluntary member kc wala na aq work. 7 years na aq nag stop may fines po ba un? if meron stemate magkano po. thnx

    • There is no penalty unless you’re paying the current month late. You can resume your present contributions and the following months. You cannot pay the past years and past months anymore though

  35. Mam pnu po ung sa papa q pde po b xah mag file ng dissabilty my highblood po xah tska skt sapuso..nsa 57 na po xah…tnx po

  36. i have question lang po.. mag apply po aq as voluntary member, wala po akong work pero me sari sari store business kme.. is’t true na me interview pa before k bgyan sss no. pra maverify na kea ko hulugan monthly contribution ko?

  37. Hi ms Fehl ask LNG po kc need KO Kumuha ng umid id kso wla p atang hulog ung sss ko mkkakuha b KO nun.thanks

  38. Hello, what is the procedure in correcting my SSS ID. My name is spelled wrong. I live in region 7. Must I go to an office in that regoin, or since i moved may i go now to region 6? thank you

    • I think you can go to your new region since SSS got the wrong spelling, they need to correct it at your request

  39. hello..ask ko lang po kung maari po ba akong kumuha ng sss id kahit wala pang hulog ang aking sss??

  40. hi po. pwede po bang magsubmit ng E1 sa lingkod pinoy ng robinsons? or puro payments/contributions lang po dun?

  41. maam good morning po ..
    ako po ung representative ng company namin para kuhanan ng sss ang mga ka workmate ko ano po ba yong mga kailangan kong dalhin para makakuha ako ng sss no. nila .

    thank you ..

    • You need to be authorized signatory of your company. The requirements for SSS number registration are mentioned in the article above. Bless ya!

  42. maam,i have already sss number pero wla akong hulog,,naglalako lng ako sa kalsada,paano ako magstart maghulog?

    • Use your SSS number and update your membership as Voluntary Member and start paying your monthly contributions. Check out the new SSS Contribution Table 2014 to see the amount you can afford or wish to contribute

    • I doubt coz every office now requires Authenticated NSO certificates. You also need a valid government ID

  43. Ask lang po maam paano ba iprocess yung sss kung nakuhaan na pala aq ng sss ng dating employer ko at ndi naibigay sa akin nung tinanong ko ung dating employer ko nitong nakaraan ang sabi nya kc na wash out nung bagyong yolanda panu ko i uupdate yun kc mga almost a year ytang ndi nbayaran yu… tnx po 🙂

    • YOu need to verify your SSS number by going to the SSS branch near you if your employer cannot remember it.

  44. Hi ma’am gud eve,my E-1sss # n po ako yon kulay pink hindi ko po natuloy
    Ito Kasi Wala po akong birth certificate galing nso ngayon po itutuloy kuna kasi my nso n po ako Wala n po b ibang requirements n hihingiin.OK n po ba yon birth certificate galing nso at philhealth I’d ko po salamat po

  45. Hi Miss Fehl,
    diba po pwede ako kumuha ng SSS kahit unemployed, fresh grad po kasi ako, pag nakakuha na ako ng SSS number kailangan ba magbayad na din ako monthly kahit wala pa akong work? kailangan ko lang kasi ng SS number as required sa application ko for work. Thank you.

    • All you have to do is give your SSS Number to your employer. They will then deduct some part of your salary for your SSS monthly contributions

  46. panu po kung nakakuha na ako ng e1 bfor my temporary no. nadin.
    iba po ung add ko n nakalagay dun, sa probisya p po naklgay n add. ko dun dun kc ako dati nktira
    ngaun po sa manila na aq nakatira, kailangan ko parin bang kumuha ng another e1 para sa new work ko, matagal na kac aq natigil sa work almost 6yrs din.

    • No, you don’t need to get another SSS number. We are only allowed 1 SSS number for life. You will use the same number wherever you live or wherever company you may be. If you want to update your address in your account, go to the new SSS branch where you now report your contributions and file an a Member’s Update form

  47. Hi. Ask ko lng po,may e1# na po ako,pero d po sya nahuhulugan ng employer ko, pwede po ba syang i switch ng voluntary khit wala png hulog? Ano ano po ang ma iaadvice nyo? Salamat..

    • If you’re employed, you must be an employed member and your employer will pay some shares for your contributions. If you’re unemployed, you will be paying for your contributions 100%, It’s better if you’re employed coz you won’t shoulder all the payment

  48. may sss number na asawa ko pero ilang taon na syang hindi nagtatrabaho higit 20 years na yata.panu namin makukuha yung sss number nya para maipagpatuloy namin?

  49. I have a question lang po, after filling E1 form dba lalagyan nla ng SSS # sa upper left portion.. so after filling it yan naba ung official SSS # ko? pwede naba ako kumuha ng SSS ID or mag file nang maternity benifits using my SSS # given in my E1 form??? kasi i have contributions na for a year.. thanks po

    • Yes the SSS Number will be at the upper left portion once E1 is issued. Pink copy will be left in your hand. Assuming you have been contribution continuously for a year now, yes you can apply for UMID card.

  50. tanung que lng poh my limit poh bang sahod pra mka apply xa sss….????thank u poh……

    • According to the new SSS Contribution Table, the lowest salary credit is 1000. Go check the latest SSS contribution table 2014 to know what bracket suits your needs. It’s in the right side of this site right now

  51. hello! thanks for the info! btw, i have some questions. i already have an sss no. but when will i be able to get my physical id for sss? and i was only able to give a photocopy of my two valid i.ds instead of giving my photocopied birth certificate (because i forgot to bring the original copy), do i need to go back to the sss center to give it? thank you!

  52. hi mam fehl, pde po ba ppakuha lang un ss number?ska ndi po NSO un BC.original BC issued by city hall po un ipapass.TIA.

  53. Good morning Maam Fehl ask q lang po, fresh graduate po ako at wala pa pong trabaho. Pwede po ba akong kumuha ng SSS number para po pag nag apply po ako ng work tapos na aq sa lahat ng requirements ko. I already have, barangay clearance, police clearance and nbi clearance. Thank you.

    • Yes, I applied for SSS Number too even if I was still a student back then. I was applying for a job so I needed it. Just go to SSS and follow the steps we discussed in the article above

  54. Hi. pwede bang yung original birth vertificate nalang ang ipass not the NSO copy? I just found out recently that my first name was mispelled in my NSO but i’m currently fixing it. i really need to have my SSS number. will the SSS accept it?

    • Everything and every office transactions have to base on the authenticated birth certificate. If something is wrong or misspelled there, you have to use the correct one or else you will encounter problems in the future.

      • miss fehl pano po pala if ofw ako then wla po akong sss, gusto ko sana kumuha nang sss for my personal pwede po ba iyon at ipaasikaso ko nalang sa fiancee ko sa pinas? papadla lang ako nang authorization letter and other supporting docs? pls let me know

  55. pano po kung kailangan lang sa school (kc mag aapply ng student assistant) d ba pwedeng photo copy lang ang b.cert.?

  56. hellow po.. ask ko lang pwd po bang NSO nalang ang ipakitang birthcertificate naiwan kasi sa probinsya namin ung original birthcerticate.. anu po pwd po ba?

  57. hi ms.fehl ! pag meron nbang sss number e makuha ba agad ang id ? kailangan na kailangan ko kc for passport and im about to go abroad next month na.

  58. good afternoon po mis.fehl….may sss number na po aq nakuha q po eto nung last week of the month po ng september un plang po ung nkuha q po…pwedi pa po ba aq bumalik dun pra e verified po sa knila na volunteer lng po aq?tsaka pwedi rin po ba na ung id na e present q po dun is postal po?thank you

  59. Pano po kung di Pilipino yug Birth certificate? as in US citizen yung record pero nakatira dito sa pinas ng matagal ng panahon? kaylangan pa po ba ng ibang papeles yun? para makakuha ng SSS?

      • Hello ms fhel, ask ko lang continuous pa rin kase ako naghuhulog ng contribution sa SSS, makuha ko pa po ba ang benefits ko, im staying here in US na for good since 2012..Thanks

  60. Ask lang po Mis. Fehl nandito po ako sa bangkok gusto ko pong magapplay ng trabaho sa canada.Ang work ko po dito ay Gelato Chef,gumawa po ng italian ice cream po ang task ko tlaga.Dati po akong Service crew ng KFC -Oman. Slamat po.

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