Ho Chi Minh City Social Insurance guides health insurance card renewal for 2027

On October 26, 2026, Ho Chi Minh City Social Insurance issued Official Dispatch No. 9047/BHXH-QLT to employers, educational and training institutions, management agencies of people who only participate in health insurance and organizations supporting the development of beneficiaries regarding the submission of dossiers, transfer of social insurance and health insurance contributions and issuance of health insurance card validity.

According to Ho Chi Minh City Social Insurance, to ensure the continuous validity of health insurance cards during the holidays and Tet holidays at the end of 2026 and the beginning of 2027, and at the same time extend the 2027 health insurance card from January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2027, units need to transfer and fully pay social insurance, health insurance, unemployment insurance, and occupational accident and sickness insurance premiums (including arrears and late payment interest if any) on time.

Specifically, no later than October 31, 2026, the unit must fully pay the money up to October 2026 to ensure the value of the health insurance card in November 2026. No later than November 25, 2026, the unit must complete the payment of money up to November 2026 to ensure the value of the health insurance card in December 2026. Regarding the extension of the validity of the health insurance card for the whole year 2027, the unit must complete the transfer of money up to December 2026 no later than December 25, 2026.

In case by December 31, 2026, the unit is still late in paying, it will not be granted the validity of the 2027 health insurance card. After paying enough money, the unit prepares electronic dossier 604 (recorded in Form TK3-TS the content requesting the validity of the 2027 health insurance card) and sends it to the social insurance agency. In case of emergency, the unit contacts specialized management officials for guidance on handling. In addition, units need to proactively review the list of employees on maternity leave, unpaid leave, and sick leave to report updates on the situation arising monthly.

For educational and training institutions, general education students and learners of general education programs in Ho Chi Minh City are 100% supported by the State budget for health insurance contributions, of which 50% is from the central budget and 50% from the local budget. Educational institutions need to submit applications for student health insurance cards for the 2026–2027 school year no later than December 20, 2026.

For institutions managing students, they must transfer health insurance collection money before December 20, 2026. If the number of students is large, from 5,000 people or more, and they have not yet collected enough information, the school must transfer the money to pay before December 25, 2026 and submit electronic application 603 in January 2027.

For management agencies that only participate in health insurance and organize support for the development of beneficiaries, the deadline for completing comparison and payment of health insurance card purchase money in 2026 and submitting electronic dossier 603 is no later than December 28, 2026.

Ho Chi Minh City Social Insurance emphasized that units that do not implement on time and affect the health insurance benefits of participants will be fully responsible.

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