Sending a question to the Social Insurance agency (SI), reader N.T.L (in Dong Thap) said: "I am a business owner. Can I ask, what are the mandatory procedures for participating in social insurance, where to submit the application? ".
Regarding this issue, Dong Thap Social Insurance responds to this issue as follows:
Pursuant to current regulations on compulsory social insurance payment for business owners: Law on Social Insurance 2024; Decree No. 158/2025/ND-CP dated June 25, 2025 of the Government detailing and guiding a number of articles of the Law on compulsory social insurance; business owners of business households with business registration are required to participate in compulsory social insurance, including: Business owners of business households with business registration pay taxes according to the participatory declaration method from July 1, 2025; business owners of other business households subject to compulsory social insurance from July 1, 2029.
Business owners who are not subject to compulsory social insurance or health insurance if they are old enough to retire as prescribed in Clause 2, Article 169 of the Labor Code (2025: 61 years and 3 months for men, 56 years and 8 months for women), except in cases where the compulsory social insurance payment period is still less than a maximum of 6 months to be eligible for monthly pension or death allowance.
In case the business owner is simultaneously a member of many different participating subjects, participating in compulsory social insurance according to the corresponding subjects specified in Points b, c, d, dd, e, i, a, 1, k, n, h or g, Clause 1, Article 2 of the Social Insurance Law 2024.
Regarding documents and procedures for registration:
Prepare a registration file for participating in social insurance, health insurance, unemployment insurance, unemployment insurance - Internal income tax for the first time (for new units, according to Form TK3-TS with a copy of legal documents related to the establishment and adjustment of information of the unit);
Declaration of participation in adjusting social insurance and health insurance information (Form TK1-TS) if registered directly at the social insurance agency.
Labor Increase Newspaper (Form D02-LT) if registered through the unit.
Place to receive application documents
After preparing all of the above documents, the business household must submit the documents to the social insurance agency under the social insurance agency where it resides in one of the following forms:
- Directly at the Social Insurance agency or the Public Administration Service Center.
- Online via the National Public Service Portal or the Electronic Social Insurance Portal ( Note that a digital signature is required to confirm when submitting an application in this method).
- send via postal service.
Currently, social insurance agencies prioritize implementing related procedures through the Online Public Service Portal or through online insurance declaration software. If the business household has a digital signature, it can register an account on the Online Public Service Portal or the software for use.
