1.
Get an SSS Number: E-1 Form and Required
Documents
A person registering with the SSS for the first time as a prospective employee first needs to fill out
an E-1, or Personal Record form. Submit it to your regional SSS office together with the original
certified true copy and photocopy of any of the following:
Baptismal Certificate
Driver's license
Passport
Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) card
Seafarer's Identification and Record Book, or Seaman's book
In the absence of any of the above documents, you may present 2 of any of the documents listed
below, that include a recent photograph and your date of birth:
Alien Certificate of Registration
ATM card with cardholder's name
ATM card and, if it does not bear cardholder's name, certification from the issuing bank that
the account number belongs to the cardholder
Bank Account Passbook
Birth/Baptismal Certificate of children.
Certificate from the Office of the Northern/Southern Cultural Communities or Office of Muslim
Affairs
Certificate of Naturalization issued by the Bureau of Immigration
Company ID
Company Representative Authorization Card issued by the SSS
Credit Card
Fishermen's Card issued by the Bureau of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources
GSIS Card
GSIS Certificate of Membership
Health or Medical Card
ID card issued by local governments (e.g. Barangay, Municipality, or City)
ID card issued by professional associations recognized by PRC
Life insurance policy
Marriage contract
NBI Clearance
Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Card
Pag-Ibig Member's Data Form
Permit to Carry Firearms issued by the Firearms & Explosives Unit of the Philippine National
Police
PHIC Member's Data Record
Police Clearance
Postal ID Card
School ID
Senior Citizen Card
Tax Identification Card/Affidavit
Transcript of school records
Voter's Identification Card/Affidavit
Once you have an SSS Number, and have contributed into the system for one month, you may
apply for an SSS ID card.
2. Documents Needed to Submit an E-6 Form
In order to get an SSS ID, you must be active SSS member with at least one month's contribution.
Fill out an E-6 form and submit it at your local SSS branch, along with any of the following primary
documents:
Passport
Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) card
Seaman's book
Or, in these absence of those, two of the following, at least one of which must have a recent
photograph:
Driver's license
Valid National Bureau of Investigation clearance
School or company ID
Postal ID
Senior citizen card
Voter's ID
Savings account passbook
Alien certificate of registration
Government Service Insurance System member's record
Certification from the Office of Southern/Northern Cultural Communities or Office of Muslim
Affairs
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) card
Always remember to bring the original copies of documents and IDs at all times. The office won't
require you to submit the original copies, but they need to see them in order to authenticate the
photocopies and verify that they are identical.
Get to the SSS branch office as early as possible. If you arrive at 6a.m. you'll probably finish at
10a.m. At the office, get a number from the clerk responsible for giving away the E-6 Form.
3. Obtain an ID Clearance and Capture
ID Clearance is a small paper that will indicate your schedule for ID capture. You can't finish the
whole process in one day, you need at least 2-3 days to complete the steps because after you
submit the E-6 form, ID capture is always scheduled for a time in the few days following.
Again, be prompt arriving at the SSS office. If you are early you'll be in the front of the queue. When
you arrive, you will need to get another number from the designated officer or guard for you ID
Capture. Every ID capture batch has 20 people, regardless of your schedule. If you are scheduled
for 7:00a.m., and you arrived at 7:30a.m., and the next people on queue aren't scheduled
until8:00a.m., you'll still be left behind. They operate on the first come first serve basis.
The ID capture process only takes a few minutes. SSS Clerks will immediately obtain your personal
data (fingerprints, signature, facial images, and 4-digit pin number).
4. Wait for Your SSS ID Card to Arrive by Mail
After your ID capture, you will have to wait for 30 days to receive your SSS ID by mail. If you fail to
receive the ID after 30 days, inquire to your nearest SSS Branch Office and have your 4-digit PIN
Number on hand.