SSS ID Application in Antipolo
I’ve been working for more than five years now in private companies and yet it was only yesterday that I had the opportunity to get an identification card from the Social Service System.
Just so you know, SSS is a retirement plan for employees working in the private sector. And as far as my present company is concerned, I have made 58 monthly contributions. The SSS office in Antipolo City, by the way, is located in the corner of the L. Sumulong Memorial Circle and ML. Quezon Ave. It is opposite of a 711 store and a few meters away from Shopwise. If you will commute, just tell the driver you would want to be dropped off in Shopwise since the their building is more prominent. You can park in 711, in the back of Shopwise, or in other establishments near SSS.
Why SSS Antipolo, by the the way? For one, I don’t want to go to the main office, or any branch within Metro Manila. Second, the branch is on my way home, so its convenient. And third, learning from the experience of my sister, her ID got delivered one month after the application while my brother, who used to work in a building where the SSS branch in Makati is, received his ID six months after.
First thing you would need is the E6 or the Application for Social Security Card Form. You could fill it up and print it here, download the blank form here, or just get it in the reception/information area upon entrance. The form asks for your personal details.
On the back of the form is a list of IDs that you need to present together with the form before the SSS personnel. There are two options – government IDs, and everything else. For the government ID, you can present one of the following – valid passport, unexpired driver’s license, and any ID issued by the Professional Regulations Commission. For the everything else, you need to present two of, well, any ID that you might have – work, school, NBI or barangay or police clearance, postal ID, voter’s ID, even credit cards are accepted. It actually seems like any document that would bear your name will be accepted. In my case, I have my driver’s license.
You need to go to the second floor of the building to have your form verified. The door is on the side of the building. Once there, there is a sign on a computer table that says “E6,” where the employee will give you a number. Sorry, the employee will not give it to you. You have to ask for it. There are about 30 seats there, so they just give the numbers in sequence. I was given number 8, but they’re already servicing number 15, so I would have to wait. Waiting time is about 30 minutes. Two guys process your application. They go over the computer to verify your contribution. This is also the process where you have to present your ID. Verification would take about five minutes. No questions will be asked if you have filled out the form legibly.
The next process is to go downstairs and be ready for the picture taking. There is a Canon EOS camera setup, with an HP scanner, fingerprint reader and signature capture machine. Waiting time is about 20 minutes.
An Acknowledgement Slip will be given to you which contains the name of the verifier and the data capturer. I was told to wait for half a year to get my ID.
