As an expatriate living in Spain; do you find that the Spanish bureaucratic system
can be disconcerting? Have you discovered that the simplest of transactions are difficult to conclude?
Find yourself searching for answers to problems only to discover that there is nowhere where you could find a solution?
I am assuming that the answer is yes and that is why should be a member of our web site if you arent already.
When you’ve received undue unemployment benefits and have received a notification about the reimbursement, you can apply for repayment in instalments, within 30 days.
INFO SEPE WEBSITE
INFORMATIVE ARTICLE in Spanish
From the SEPE website:
When any situation occurs that involves the loss or interruption of the collection of an unemployment benefit or subsidy (for example, a placement or transfer abroad), you must notify the employment office.
In these cases,
You need to either make an appointment online, or phone them. During COVID crisis, if you make an appointment online, instead of going to the office, you will be contacted.
Please take note that you have to change your address with the Autonomou
Link to PDF with list of banks.
With regards to ERTE payments, a possible delay could be a discrepancy in information your employer has supplied, from their own records, and the current situation. E.g. if you had a bank account with Cajam
During the State of Alarm, you will be able to access all necessary procedures to apply for benefits etc. without an electronic signature, so without the need for a digital certificate or a Cl@ve.
For the INSS, for applications, communications o
A certificate that accredits that you´ve registered as looking for work ‘demandante de empleo’. Employers might ask for it if they employ you, as there are subsidies available for companies that hire people that were registered as
In Spain there are 2 different employment agencies, regional and national.
They are usually situated in the same office.
One is the state/national Employment office SEPE (formerly INEM), the other is the Autonomous Employment office and they go
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