Insurance coverage
Self employed individuals who have reached the age of 16 and are under the age of 60 for males and 55 for females, self-employed individuals without employment in Shanghai, non full-time employees who have not participated in employee basic pension insurance or employee basic medical insurance in their employer, and other flexible employees.

Types of insurance participation and payment standards

Flexible employment personnel shall pay both basic pension insurance and basic medical insurance for employees, with a payment base ranging from 60% to 300% of the monthly average salary of all urban unit employees in Shanghai in the previous year. The payment ratio shall be consistent with the current rules.

Application channels
Hong Kong and Macao residents are required to bring the original Hong Kong and Macao resident residence permit to the nearest street town (township) community affairs acceptance service center to handle the insurance application procedures.