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  "title": "SOC appointment: getting a slot at an Oficina de Treball",
  "description": "How to book an appointment at SOC job offices in Catalonia, which procedures need one, what to bring and how to get the first free slot.",
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      "title": "Procedures for my job-seeker registration",
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  "intro": "Catalonia's public employment service (SOC) sees people by appointment at its 69 job offices: job-seeker registration, guidance, certificates, lump-sum payment and more. Slots free up through cancellations during the day.",
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      "heading": "How booking works",
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        "You pick the procedure and office, and SOC's site emails a code to confirm the booking. With that code and your details (name, surnames, DNI, NIE or passport, phone and email) the appointment is booked and you get a booking reference.",
        "Our service checks SOC's calendars non-stop and books as soon as a slot frees up; we receive the email code in an inbox of ours and message you on WhatsApp. You only pay if we get the appointment."
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      "heading": "What to bring on the day",
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      "items": [
        "A valid DNI, NIE or passport and the booking reference.",
        "Depending on the procedure, your job-seeker card (DARDO) or whatever SOC asked you for."
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      "question": "Is the SOC appointment free?",
      "answer": "Yes. Our fee is for finding the slot and booking it for you; you only pay if we get it."
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      "question": "Can I hold two SOC appointments?",
      "answer": "SOC allows one active appointment per document. If you already have one, cancel it before booking another."
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      "question": "How do I cancel a SOC appointment?",
      "answer": "On the appointment site, “Comprobar, modificar o cancelar la reserva”, with your document, the booking reference and the office. If we booked it, you can also ask from your status page."
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