Legal analysis: You don't need to provide academic credentials to pay social security, you just need to provide a copy of your ID card, labor contract and one-inch photo. But forging academic qualifications is a violation of criminal law. It is not illegal to use forged academic qualifications, but if the company knows that it is still using forged academic qualifications, it may terminate the labor contract because of fraud and cause losses to the company, and it will also be liable for compensation.

Legal basis: Article 23 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), employees shall participate in the basic medical insurance for employees, and the employer and employees shall jointly pay the basic medical insurance premium in accordance with state regulations. Individual industrial and commercial households without employees, part-time employees who have not participated in the basic medical insurance for employees and other flexible employees can participate in the basic medical insurance for employees, and individuals pay the basic medical insurance premium in accordance with state regulations.