Combining Voluntary Social Insurance Contribution Periods with Mandatory Social Insurance Contribution Periods
Based on Clause 5, Article 3 of the Social Insurance Law 2014, the period of social insurance contributions is calculated from the time the employee starts paying social insurance until they stop. In cases where the employee does not pay social insurance continuously, the period of social insurance contributions is the total period that social insurance has been paid.
On the other hand, according to Clause 3, Article 5 of the Social Insurance Law 2014, it is stipulated that: Employees who have both compulsory social insurance contributions and voluntary social insurance contributions are entitled to pension and survivor policies based on the period of social insurance contributions. The period of social insurance contributions that has been used to claim a lump-sum social insurance benefit will not be included in the period used to calculate other social insurance benefits.
Thus, you can combine both voluntary and compulsory social insurance contributions to be eligible for social insurance benefits.
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