Procedure for Merging Social Insurance Books

Legal basis:- Social Insurance Law 2014- Decision 595/QD-BHXH year 2017**1. Cases of social insurance book consolidation**According to the provisions of Clauses 2.1, 2, and 4 of Article 46 of Decision 595/QD-BHXH, if a person has more than 2 social insurance books with non-overlapping periods of social insurance contributions, the social insurance agency will retrieve all the social insurance books and issue a new social insurance book. In this process, the agency will update the database, print the periods of social insurance and unemployment insurance contributions and benefits from the old books into the new book for the employee.Based on the information you provided, you have two social insurance books with non-overlapping contribution periods: one book with contributions from March 2015 to October 2017 and another from February 2018 to the present. Therefore, you need to complete the procedure to consolidate the insurance books so that the social insurance agency can compile the periods you have contributed to social insurance.**2. Social insurance book consolidation documents**When consolidating social insurance books, your old books will be retrieved, and a new social insurance book will be issued. Therefore, if you wish to consolidate the insurance books, you need to submit the following documents, similar to when applying for a reissued social insurance book:– Declaration of participation, adjustment of information for social insurance and health insurance (Form TK1-TS).– Request for reissuance of the social insurance book by the employee.– Social insurance book in case it is torn or damaged.Additionally, the employee needs to prepare notarized copies of personal identification documents such as: Identity Card (ID), Citizen Identification Card (CID), Passport.Number of dossiers: 1 set**3. Authorized agency**You need to submit 1 set of documents to the social insurance agency where you are currently paying social insurance. If you have stopped paying social insurance, you need to submit the documents to the last social insurance agency where you participated in social insurance.According to Clause 2 of Article 29 of Decision 595/QD-BHXH year 2017 and Clause 3 of Article 99 of the Social Insurance Law 2014, within 10 days from the date of receipt of the complete dossier as prescribed, the social insurance agency is responsible for reissuing the social insurance book to you.In case the social insurance agency needs to verify the process of social insurance contributions in other provinces or places where you have worked, the time for reissuing the social insurance book shall not exceed 45 days, and the social insurance agency will notify you in writing.The above is our advice regarding the issue you inquired about.Respectfully!