How can you find out SNILS? The pension certificate has information about your identification number - it must be indicated on it. And if you have lost the document, it is subject to recovery, after which you will receive a duplicate.

What to do if you need the SNILS number urgently, and you don’t have time to process new documents? This will be discussed in this article.

Is it possible to find out the SNILS number knowing the TIN?

Many citizens would like to know about the possibility of obtaining information about SNILS online via the Internet. You can go to the website of the Pension Fund, where clarifications are given on this issue. So, it will not be possible to find out the insurance number of an individual personal account via the Internet due to the fact that this information is confidential.

SNILS is the personal account number of a person who is insured in the pension insurance system. It contains all the information regarding the period of insurance experience, as well as the pension contributions of a citizen coming from the employer. Only employees of the Pension Fund, as well as the citizen himself, are entitled to use this information. To do this, he receives an extract on issues of interest to him. Access to the information of a citizen's personal account is not available to third parties, and employees of the pension fund can issue any information only if they have identification documents. That is, personally to the owner of the pension certificate.

If you need to find out the number of your SNILS, then take a look at the pension certificate, and if you did not find it there, then we get acquainted with the information below.

Is it possible to find out the SNILS number from a passport?

You can find out the necessary information from your passport, and for this you need to visit the Pension Fund at your place of residence. When you present your passport, the employees of this institution will give you information about your SNILS number. Let us immediately focus on an important point: even using your passport online, you will not be able to find out the insurance number of an individual personal account due to the fact that the general database and information about your personal document are located on the servers of the Pension Fund, and all information is hidden from third parties. That is, no one has access to this data via the Internet, that is, it is impossible to find out the SNILS number in this way.

Is it possible to find out the SNILS number by last name?

If you need to get a SNILS number via the Internet, some try to “cheat” a little and turn to the Unified Public Services Portal for help. On this portal, you first need to register, then enter your username and password, and then enter the site. We click on the “Pension savings” section, but here you will also be disappointed, since government agencies do not provide services: “Find out the SNILS number”. But how then can you find out, you ask? There is a way out - to resort to the service "Extended notification of the status of an individual personal account". This scheme can only be used by those who have registered on the portal. During it, you will be asked to enter your SNILS number - this is the only way to register. After the request, you should be sent information about the status of your personal account. In addition to this information, the number of your SNILS, identified after entering your passport data (last name), will be written in the document.

How to check the validity of SNILS online

Today, many online services offer visitors to check the validity of SNILS. One of the services is located at: http://portal.fss.ru/fss/lgot/snils, and verification requires entering a code, which is your SNILS number. Then click on the "Check" button and get the necessary information. Similar verification services are built on this basis, but the Pension Fund appeals to gullible citizens to be vigilant and not enter their data on unverified portals, and if they need to find out the SNILS number, it is recommended to visit the relevant government agencies. Namely, the territorial divisions of the Pension Fund.

How else can you find out SNILS?

There are four ways available to you to get information about your SNILS number:

• Take your pension certificate and find the number there.
• Go to the personnel department of the company where you officially work and deduct all taxes according to the law and find out your SNILS number there. At the time of hiring, you provided a copy of the pension certificate to the personnel department, and there is an insurance number of an individual personal account.
• Visit the Pension Fund located at the place of permanent residence, where, after presenting a passport or a document that will prove your identity, the necessary information will be available to you and you will be able to find out the SNILS number.
• Register in advance on the public services website (for this you will need to enter the SNILS number). Make a request: "Extended notification of the status of an individual l / s", and then get the necessary information.

Why is the question “How to recognize SNILS?” becoming relevant today? This is due to the following points:

• In the general register of citizens who applied for payments, benefits and other social services, the identification process is carried out after providing the SNILS number.
• Without the insurance number of an individual personal account, you will not be able to register on the public services portal in order to request the necessary information.
• The SNILS number is required in cases where a citizen needs to control his own pension savings. If before 2013 you received letters about the status of your retirement account, today this service is not provided. To get it, you should write an application to the Pension Fund indicating what information you need.
• During the opening of a universal electronic card without a SNILS number, it is impossible to carry out the procedure.

Let's summarize: to find out the SNILS number, it is better to immediately contact the territorial branch of the Pension Fund where, after presenting your passport, the staff will provide all the necessary information. It's secure, fast, confidential.

You should know that it is impossible to get a SNILS number via the Internet - the entire database of the Pension Fund is closed to a third-party layman.

But there is one option for obtaining a SNILS number online: register on the public services portal. For example, after you have received SNILS, immediately register, as you will be asked to enter this very individual SNILS number. And if you then urgently need information (loss of documents), a number of services will be available to you, and you will find out the SNILS number without delay.