UMID ID requirements now: applying for the MySSS Card
SSS no longer issues new UMID cards: the MySSS Card, issued through SSS partner banks, replaces it as the SSS ID. You need a permanent SS number, an active My.SSS account with your current address, mobile number and email, and National ID registration with a matching name and birth date; your old UMID stays valid.
If you are looking up UMID ID requirements, the card you can apply for today is the MySSS Card. SSS launched it on 1 October 2025 to replace the Unified Multi-Purpose ID: it works as your SSS ID and as a debit card linked to a savings account at an SSS partner bank.
What changed for UMID holders
| Your situation | What to do |
|---|---|
| You have a UMID or older SSS card | Keep using it: SSS says previously issued cards remain valid |
| Your UMID is lost, damaged or out of date | Apply for a MySSS Card as the replacement |
| You never had an SSS ID | Apply for a MySSS Card |
| You hold a UMID Pay Card and want a different bank | Close that account first, then apply with the new bank |
Other government agencies and private institutions are not obliged to accept the MySSS Card as an ID; SSS says acceptance depends on their own policies, since the National ID is now the primary identification.
Requirements
SSS lists what you need before you start:
- A permanent SS number
- An active My.SSS account with your local address, mobile number and email up to date
- Registration in the National ID (PhilSys)
- The same name and date of birth in your SSS and National ID records
If the name or birth date differs, correct it with the agency that has it wrong before you apply. You do not submit a photo: the card uses your National ID photo. If you are still waiting for your National ID, see the digital national ID guide.
Apply in My.SSS
- Log in to My.SSS and open "MySSS Card" under the Services menu.
- Confirm your personal details, and update anything that is wrong first.
- Consent to SSS checking your identity through National ID eVerify and using your National ID photo.
- Choose a partner bank and consent to the data sharing between SSS and the bank.
- Wait for the confirmation message, email and My.SSS inbox notification.
- Open the account with the bank, through its app or at a branch, complete its checks and pay any card fee it charges. If you do not pay within the bank's timeframe, the application is cancelled.
SSS started with RCBC, through its DiskarTech app, and named other banks to follow. The bank tells you by SMS or in its app when the card is ready for pickup or delivery: SSS gives 15 working days in Metro Manila and 20 outside it, counted from when the account opens. Questions about your application go to the bank.
The new card becomes your main account for SSS benefits and loans, so you do not need a separate disbursement enrollment.
A digital version is coming
In November 2026 SSS announced an agreement with DICT to show the front of the MySSS Card in the eGovPH app, along with contribution and membership details. Until it appears in the app, the physical card is what you present.
Copies of your SSS ID
Treat the card as a payment card as well as an ID. When an employer asks for a photocopy, the ID photocopy maker prints the front and back on one page for your specimen signatures, and the redaction tool hides numbers the recipient does not need. Their exports are images without selectable text or any chip or digital signature, so they are copies, never a substitute for the card. The TIN ID guide covers the other number a new employer usually asks for.
UMID and MySSS Card questions
Is my old UMID card still valid?
Yes. SSS says all previously issued SSS cards remain valid. You can apply for a MySSS Card if you need to replace a lost or damaged card or update your information.
Where do I get the MySSS Card?
Only through an SSS partner bank, after you apply in My.SSS. The bank opens your account, produces the card and tells you when it is ready.
Do I need to submit a photo for the MySSS Card?
No. SSS uses the photo from your National ID, which is why your SSS and National ID records must match.