Renew job application

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One of the procedures that you must carry out when you are enrolled in the "unemployment", in other words, register in the offices of the INEM, SAE, SEPE ... is that, every x months, you must renew the job application. In other words, certify that your situation has not changed and that you are still unemployed, while looking for work.

Esto suena tan sencillo que puede que no lo be, fundamentalmente si es la primera vez que se registra. Pero se convierte en un trámite sumamente importante, especialmente si estás cobrando una prestación por desempleo debido a que si no renuevas, puedes terminar perdiendo esa prestación. Por lo tanto aquí te ayudaremos a comprender what it means to renew the demand for employment and how you can do it quickly (since there are several methods for this).

What is the connection between the unemployment card and the renewal of the labor demand?

When you become unemployed, one of the procedures you must complete is to go to an employment office to register as "unemployed". In other words, as a person who at that time does not have a job. Depending on whether you had a previous job, and how long you have been, it is feasible that you are entitled to an unemployment benefit that you can collect month by month, a kind of help so that you can pull while you find a new job.

On that first visit, you will be given what is called an "unemployment card." It is a document that defines your data and the condition that you are unemployed but looking for work. Thus, you enter the list, not only of that office, but of all those in the city, so that, if a job offer arrives that fits your profile, they give you the possibility to present yourself and, perhaps, be chosen to be hired.

However, This card is not unlimited in time, it is only delivered for about 2-3 months. What happens when those months pass? Well, you must renew the job application. In other words, you must go to the office and state that you are still in the same situation as when the document was generated, in such a way that they change the date for the following months.

But can it only be renewed like this? In the past, yes, because it was a way to truly verify whether the person was unemployed or not (to avoid working in B, working without a contract ...). However, there are now more options to renew the job demand that do not involve going in person. And they are the ones we are going to talk about next.

How to renew your job application

The unemployment card, or with its "official" name, the Claim Renewal Document (DARDE), has a series of important information that you should know. Along with your own personal data and the conditions established therein, there are two key dates: on the one hand, the date on which you have registered with the employment office as a job applicant; And on the other hand, the date you must renew that document. In other words, the date you must go to say that you are in the same situation.

And if it's not that way? Well, you can avoid attending or renewing the job application, losing all the seniority that you have been able to accumulate.

Now, when renewing the job application, we must pay attention that, sometimes, the date that they will give us may be a non-working day, in other words, a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, which means that the offices be closed (including online) and that could not be done. In those cases, it is possible to renew it, either one or two days before, or one or two days later.

But how is it renewed? Today, you have three methods to do it:

In the office in person

We opted for the first opportunity, which is the one that involves leaving home and going to the employment office. It is regularly recommended to go to the employment office where you have registered and that you have to pass a "review". However, in fact you can renew the document at any office in Spain Since, if they ask you why you are renovating there and not elsewhere, you can tell them that it is because you were doing job interviews or looking for contacts to find work.

Debes prestar atención que se define un horario que dependerá del de la oficina. Al mismo tiempo, en algunas oficinas, disponen un horario específico para renovar la solicitud de empleo, por lo que es recomendable informarse bien antes de acudir a la cita debido a que, si no puedes renovarlo, podrías tener una penalty.

In these cases, it is not necessary to make an appointment, in fact, you have to go to the place and wait for your turn like any other person who is there.

Regarding the sealing of the claim, you should pay attention that:

• The job application cannot be renewed before the date. Only specific cases could understand it, such as a medical appointment, operation, etc.
• The job application cannot be renewed after the date. Certainly, some offices are a bit more "friendly" and if you are 1-2 days away, they can "turn a blind eye" and renew it. But you must understand that there may be consequences of not having done it on time. These sanctions have to do with the unemployment benefit, in other words, the contributory benefit or unemployment benefit. If you forget to renew your job application, the first penalty is to take one month off the benefit. If you forget twice, it will stop charging for 3 months; and if it is the third time, six months. If you still have an oversight again, you are left without benefit.

Renew the online demand

Another alternative you have to renew your job application is through the Internet. You must pay attention that each Autonomous Community has its own page for its employment office. In it, you should search for something like "virtual office," "my job application," and so on.

and how is it done? Well to start, You should know that you have the entire day of your renewal to do it, In other words, from 0:00 am on that day until 11:59 pm, which leaves you much more margin than in person. You don't have to be in a specific place either, but you can stamp anywhere in Spain (and even outside) because you only need the Internet.

Once you seal, It is convenient to save a PDF document that is proof that you have renewed (And by the way, you will also get your new renewal date).

At the same time, if you are thinking that you need a digital certificate or an active electronic card, you are wrong, it is not necessary, but you have to have Acrobat Reader or similar to get the PDF.

Can you renew by phone?

If you are wondering if you can also renew your job application over the phone, the answer is yes. But not in all of Spain.

Only the Communities of the Canary Islands, Navarra and the Balearic Islands make it possible. For this, they have enabled the 012 citizen service telephone number where they carry out this procedure.