Germany → Spain
Germany to Spain: NIE, padrón and social security, owned and dated
ReloPass lays out the Spain-side registration steps — NIE, padrón, social security, healthcare, tax residency — in one shared case. HR sets the rules once. The employee follows one guided path. Every decision is logged.
One case, every DE-ES step in the right order
ReloPass opens a single shared case for the move and sequences every requirement — NIE, padrón, social security, healthcare, tax residency — so that each step triggers at the correct moment and nothing is left to an informal handover between HR, the employee, and suppliers.
Your policy applied, not a generic checklist
The case is built from your own mobility policy. Answers are grounded in your rules and cited so HR can see exactly why a recommendation was made. A human reviews every recommendation before it reaches the employee. Personal data is masked before any AI call.
Suppliers coordinated in sequence, not in parallel confusion
Where a supplier is needed — immigration support, tax advice, accommodation — ReloPass presents quotes in one view, in the order the case needs them, so the NIE appointment does not clash with the lease signing and the social security enrolment lands before the first payroll run.
Every decision logged, nothing lost between handovers
All case actions, approvals, and document milestones are recorded against the move. Status lives on the case instead of in email threads. If the employee, their manager, or an auditor asks what was agreed and when, the answer is in the case.
Estimate what your international moves cost
The inputs below are pre-filled with illustrative defaults — a starting point, not a benchmark. Adjust any figure to match your situation and the model updates immediately. It combines four value drivers — coordination time, employee productivity, supplier spend, and move failure — into a single illustrative saving per move. No employee information is needed to run it.
Illustrative annual saving
€147,250
€5,890 per move
Questions HR teams ask
- Does ReloPass cover both EU and non-EU employees moving from Germany to Spain?
- Yes. The case adapts to the employee profile. EU nationals and non-EU nationals follow different residence pathways in Spain, and ReloPass surfaces the correct requirements for each. HR sets the employee type once; the case adjusts the requirement set automatically.
- What happens to Germany-side obligations like deregistration and health insurance close-out?
- ReloPass does not yet cover the Germany side of a DE-ES move. Municipal deregistration, health insurance close-out and pension notifications are not in the DE-ES requirement set today, so plan them separately with your German payroll team and the employee. The Spain-side registration steps are sequenced in the case.
- How does ReloPass handle the tax residency question between Germany and Spain?
- The platform flags the tax residency switch as a structured requirement within the case and surfaces it at the point when input from a qualified tax adviser is needed. It does not give tax advice, but it ensures the question is raised with the right person at the right moment rather than surfacing unexpectedly at the annual filing.
- Can we run a DE-ES case if we do not yet have a formal mobility policy written down?
- You can test-drive the corridor with a synthetic employee in about 20 minutes to see the full requirement set and sequencing before any live data is involved. For a live case, the platform works from whatever policy you have and flags the points where HR needs to make a decision before the case can proceed.
- What does the illustrative saving figure represent for a DE-ES move?
- The published illustrative model of around EUR 5,890 saved per move reflects recovered HR coordination hours, employee productive time, and more competitive supplier quotes secured through a single view. It is an illustrative model built from the default inputs above, not a quote or guarantee. Actual outcomes depend on move volume, current process maturity, and your organisation's starting point.
See the Germany-to-Spain requirement set before you commit to anything
Run the DE-ES corridor test drive with a synthetic employee in about 20 minutes. You will see every requirement in sequence — NIE, padrón, social security, healthcare, and tax residency — exactly as a live case would surface them. No live employee data required.
Moving on your own, without an employer? Today ReloPass works through employers: your HR team sets up your move.
ReloPass surfaces indicative immigration guidance to help you prepare. It is a recommendation, not legal advice, and ReloPass accepts no liability for it. Immigration requirements change and depend on your personal circumstances — you remain responsible for validating every requirement and document with the relevant authority or a licensed immigration professional before you act.