Tesorería General de la Seguridad Social (TGSS) Edition TA.2/S-0138 (10-2024) 6 pages

TA.2/S-0138 — Registration, termination or change of details of a household employee (Spain)

The TGSS form a family uses to register its cleaner, carer or nanny with Social Security, end the registration or change the details.

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TA.2/S-0138 (household employee registration) · Registration, termination or change of details of a household employee (Solicitud de alta, baja o variación de datos del trabajador/a por cuenta ajena en el Régimen General - Sistema Especial para Empleados de Hogar, TA.2/S-0138)
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What is TA.2/S-0138 (household employee registration)?

Modelo TA.2/S-0138 (Solicitud de alta, baja o variación de datos del trabajador/a por cuenta ajena en el Régimen General - Sistema Especial para Empleados de Hogar) is the form of Spain's General Treasury of Social Security, the Tesorería General de la Seguridad Social (TGSS), for household employment. The employer, a private person who hires someone to work in the family home, uses it to register the employee (alta), end the registration (baja) or report a change of details (variación de datos).

Page 1 covers the employee and the employer (names, Social Security numbers, identity documents, addresses and contact details), the request and its date, the working hours and contract type, the pay (by the hour, monthly, in kind, hours of presence and overnight hours), and for a new registration whether the employee cares for a large family and any kinship with the employer. Page 2 holds the bank account for the monthly direct debit of contributions, the address for notifications and both signatures. Page 5 is a receipt the office stamps.

FileIt explains every box in English with the Spanish terms alongside, shows only the parts that fit your request, checks DNI and NIE letters, Social Security numbers, the contribution account code and the IBAN, and prints the answers onto the TGSS PDF in capitals, digit by digit where the form has boxes. The finished PDF is saved in your FileIt vault. FileIt does not submit anything.

Who fills it
The household employer, with the employee's details
Signed by
The employee and the employer (and the account holder for the direct debit)
Given to
The TGSS (Tesorería General de la Seguridad Social)
Contributions
Paid by the employer by direct debit on the last working day of the month
Edition
TA.2/S-0138, October 2024
Pages
6 (form, instructions, receipt, data protection)

Who needs to fill out TA.2/S-0138 (household employee registration)?

  • Families hiring a cleaner, housekeeper, carer for an elderly relative, nanny or other household worker in Spain.
  • Household employers whose employee is leaving, who must register the termination.
  • Employers changing an employee's hours, pay or contract, or their own bank account or address.
  • Large families taking on a carer whose work is caring for the family members.

When to use TA.2/S-0138 (household employee registration)

  • Before the household employee starts work, to register them (alta).
  • When the employment ends, to register the termination (baja), with the end date of any paid holidays not taken.
  • Whenever the hours, contract type, pay or other recorded details change (variación de datos).

What you need before you start

  • The employee's Social Security number, identity document and address (an employee without a Social Security number gets one first with form TA.1).
  • Your own identity document, Social Security number, address and, if you have one, your contribution account code (CCC).
  • The weekly and monthly hours, the contract type code and the agreed pay.
  • A Spanish bank account (IBAN) for the direct debit, and the holder's details if it is not your account.
  • For a large-family carer: the autonomous community that issued the large-family title.

What’s on TA.2/S-0138 (household employee registration)

The 2024 edition has 6 pages. FileIt asks for it in 9 parts, and it is signed by Household employee (persona empleada de hogar) and Employer (persona empleadora) and Account holder (titular de la cuenta):

  1. 2 The request (datos relativos a la solicitud)Employer (persona empleadora)
  2. 1 The household employee (datos de la persona empleada de hogar)Household employee (persona empleada de hogar)
  3. 3 The employer (datos de la persona empleadora)Employer (persona empleadora)
  4. 4 Working hours and contract (datos relativos a la actividad laboral)Employer (persona empleadora)
  5. 5 Pay (datos relativos a la retribución)Employer (persona empleadora)
  6. 6 Further details for a registration (datos complementarios para la solicitud de alta)Employer (persona empleadora)
  7. 7 Direct debit of the contributions (datos para la domiciliación del pago)Employer (persona empleadora)
  8. 8 Address for notifications (domicilio a efectos de notificaciones)Employer (persona empleadora)
  9. 9 Signatures and receiptEmployer (persona empleadora)

How to fill out TA.2/S-0138 (household employee registration), step by step

1 1 Persona empleada de hogar (employee)

Surnames, name, Social Security number, date of birth, identity document, address, email, mobile and whether they accept Social Security's information messages.

2 2 Solicitud (request)

Mark alta, baja or variación de datos, the date, the reason for a termination or change, the end of unused paid holidays for a termination, and the documents you enclose.

3 3 Persona empleadora (employer)

Your details, identity document, contribution account code and address, which is also used for notifications unless you choose another in section 8.

4 4-5 Actividad laboral y retribución (work and pay)

Weekly and monthly hours (160 a month for full time), contract type code, the replaced worker for a replacement contract, and pay per hour, monthly salary, pay in kind, hours of presence and overnight hours.

5 6 Datos complementarios (registration only)

Whether the employee is hired to care for a large family, with the region that issued the title, and the degree of kinship between you, if any.

6 7-9 Direct debit, notifications and signatures

The IBAN for the monthly contributions (with the holder's details if they are not you), the date of the mandate, where notifications go, and both signatures.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Writing in lower case or with corrections: the instructions ask for typing or capitals without crossings-out.
  • Entering anything other than 160 monthly hours for a full-time contract.
  • Leaving out the bank account on a registration: the instructions say the direct-debit account is compulsory.
  • Forgetting the replaced worker's Social Security number on a replacement contract (410 or 510).
  • Only one of the two parties signing: the form's signature is compulsory for both employee and employer.

After you fill it out

Print the form, have the employee and the employer sign it (and the account holder in section 7), and hand it in to the TGSS with the documents listed in its instructions. FileIt does not submit anything.

Keep the stamped receipt, the employment contract and the TGSS resolution in your FileIt vault, alongside your employee's monthly payslips.

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TA.2/S-0138 (household employee registration): frequently asked questions

What is TA.2/S-0138 for?

To register a household employee with Spanish Social Security in the special system for household employees, to end that registration, or to change the recorded details.

Who pays the contributions?

The employer. The instructions say contributions are paid by direct debit, which the TGSS collects on the last working day of the month.

What are hours of presence and overnight hours?

Agreed time when the employee is available at the home without working (presencia) or stays overnight (pernocta). The form asks whether they were agreed and how they are paid.

Which contract codes can I use?

The instructions list 100, 130, 200, 230, 300, 402, 502, 410 and 510: permanent, disability, seasonal, production-circumstances and replacement contracts, full time or part time.

How long does the TGSS have to decide?

The receipt states a maximum of 45 days from the entry of the application in the register.

Does FileIt register the employee for me?

No. FileIt fills the official PDF and saves it in your vault. You hand it in to the TGSS yourself.

Official sources

FileIt is not affiliated with or endorsed by Tesorería General de la Seguridad Social (TGSS) or any government. This page explains the form in general terms and is not legal, tax or immigration advice. Always read the official instructions, and check that you are using the edition the recipient accepts. Page last reviewed 2026-10-19.

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