Steps involved in joining

First, it is necessary to apply for a Digital Certificate that guarantees the security and confidentiality of the communication process.

The Digital Certificates that can be used on RED  Direct are:

• Electronic DNI:
  
  The electronic DNI must be applied for in person at the national police stations that are authorised to issue them.
  
  The certificate is issued there and then.
  
• SILCON Certificate:
  
  This certificate must be applied for in person in the Social Security Administration Offices or the Provincial Offices of the TGSS and INSS  (check availability on e-Office > Digital Certificates), with the user presenting their identification document (DNI , NIE or passport).
  
  The SILCON Certificate is issued in a sealed envelope together with a password which can be changed on the Social Security website.

The applicants, once the relevant information has been received and the SILCON Certificate has been obtained, shall submit the authorisation application (form FR101).

Authorisations to the RED System can be of the following types:

• Authorisation to act on your own behalf: when only CCCs or NAFs whose NIF matches the authorisation's NIF will be managed. 
• Authorisation to act on behalf of others: where CCCs or NAFs whose NIF does not match the authorisation's NIF will be managed. Here we can distinguish between two different types:   
  • Professionals with an Association: when the individual or legal person to whom the authorisation is granted is a member of a Professional Association exercising one of the following Professions: Social Studies Graduates, Administrative Agents, Lawyers, Economists, Commerce and Business Graduates, Estate Agents, Tax and Insurance Agents, Property Administrators, Engineers, Industrial Technicians, Prosecutors and Registrars.
  • Three: in those cases where contribution account codes (CCCs) are managed whose NIF is different to the authorisation's NIF and the conditions to apply for the Member of a Professional Association authorisation are not met.     

As is the case with current authorisations, all these types of authorisations can be granted to both Individuals and Legal Persons.

In addition to the duly completed authorisation application form (FR101), the following documentation must also be submitted:  

• Photocopy of the applicant's identification document (DNI, NIE, Passport).

• Documentation certifying authority to represent the Legal Person or the Individual.

• Where the authorisation is the Member of a Professional Association type, the certificate of Professional Association membership shall also be required.

This authorisation application process can also be done in person at the User Support Unit found in all Provincial Offices of the TGSS or through the Electronic Register of the e-Office.   

It is also important to add a maximum of three CCCs that can be used to make practice affiliations. 

An application will also need to be made for the CCCs or NAF that will be managed to be assigned to the authorisation. This process can be carried out in person at the TGSS or through a service available on the Online RED System / Authorisations Management.

The main user of the authorisation may register, remove or change the details of secondary users through the “Registration/Removal or Modification of Secondary Users” service, in the “Authorisations Management – Secondary User Management” section of the Online RED System.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, under exceptional circumstances, form FR102A may be submitted in person at Administration offices by the authorisation holder to request the registration, removal or modification of secondary users. Likewise, the secondary user can request termination of affiliation by submitting the FR102U form in person, as long as there are sufficient obstacles to completing that process online. 

After acquiring the necessary information and having received training on this new service, users are ready to start working with RED Direct. It is advisable to carry out a series of tests before actually using the real service. The tests are carried out in different ways for Affiliation and Contributions:

• Affiliation: It is possible to send information in practice mode, that is, the information will not have any actual effect on the TGSS database. It is necessary to have at least one Contribution Account Code to practise on, as noted above in the section on Applying for an Authorisation. Using this  CCC users can carry out the corresponding practice. To do so, you must enter using the "RED Direct. Affiliation Practice” option in the “Online Registration and Affiliation” section of the "RED Services of RED Direct" menu.
• Contributions: Unlike Affiliation, there is no “RED Direct Contributions Practice” section, but the user can enter to complete a draft version of TC2 and carry out all the trials they deem necessary as these will not have any effect until “Approve the Contribution Payment Receipt” has been clicked.

              At the end of the submission period, any draft TC2 documents will not be considered valid by the TGSS.

For the start, end and confirmation of medical leave, the process can only be worked on in real time so it is not possible to carry out any tests.