Tell the SEPE you started an extra job (if you’re on paro or a subsidy)

What you need to have to hand

1. Cl@ve, certificado digital or DNIe (if you don’t have one, use Pre-solicitud or book a face-to-face cita).
2. DNI/NIE and your DARDE vigente.
3. Contrato with start date and jornada (part-time or full-time).
4. Justificante de alta en Seguridad Social or recent vida laboral (you can get it at https://importass.seg-social.es).
5. Company details (NIF, razón social) and your IBAN.

Documentation

• Identification: DNI/NIE and Cl@ve credential/certificado.
• DARDE up to date.
• Contrato or hiring letter showing jornada and start date.
• Alta en Seguridad Social (or a recent vida laboral if the alta already appears).
• Company details (NIF, razón social, address).
• Resolución de tu prestación/subsidio (optional, but helps locate the file).

Step by step

1. Go to https://sede.sepe.gob.es with Cl@ve and open Mi prestación.
2. Under Comunicar colocación/variación, enter start date, company and jornada. If part-time, choose compatibilizar; if full-time, choose suspender/baja por colocación.
3. Attach the contrato and, if you have it, the alta en Seguridad Social. Send and save the registration receipt.
4. No Cl@ve? Use the Pre-solicitud on the sede and select Baja por colocación/Comunicación de colocación. Attach docs and send.
5. Prefer in person? Book a cita at https://sede.sepe.gob.es/citaprevia and take DNI, DARDE, contrato and alta. Remember the plazo de 5 días hábiles.
6. Watch your expediente in Mi prestación: download the resolución and check amount and dates. If there’s an error, file a reclamación previa within 30 días hábiles.

Time-saving tips

• Download your vida laboral fast at Import@ss: https://importass.seg-social.es. If the alta hasn’t appeared yet, upload the contrato and that will do.
• Do the registration first thing in the morning; the SEPE sede is usually snappier and there are fewer virtual queues.
• Unsure whether to compatibilizar or suspender? Declare the actual jornada and attach the contrato. SEPE will sort it and you avoid mistakes.
• Always save the PDF of the registration receipt. If there’s a sanction for “not notifying”, that PDF can save you.

Typical mistakes that mess up the process

1. Waiting for the company to register the alta before notifying: you’ll miss the 5 días deadline. Notify with the contrato and add the alta later.
2. Choosing the wrong option (compatibilizar vs suspender): you might get overpaid and then a reintegro. Check jornada and contract type.
3. Not re-starting the benefit when the contract ends: you have 15 días hábiles to request reanudación. If you miss it, you lose money.
4. Not checking notifications: log into the SEPE sede and, if you use Carpeta Ciudadana, check often for requirements.
5. Going without an appointment to the office: you’ll get turned away. If you go in person, book a cita at https://sede.sepe.gob.es/citaprevia.