Could I eligible to cliam unemployment insurane?
Immigrants’ Eligibility for Unemployment Compensation April 2002 To be eligible for unemployment insurance, immigrant workers must satisfy the same basic requirements as other workers. First, they must be unemployed “through no fault of their own.” Second, they must have enough wages earned or hours worked to establish a claim. Third, they must be able and available to work, and they must be looking for, and not refuse, “suitable” work. Additionally, under federal law, immigrant workers must be in particular immigration categories in order to qualify for unemployment insurance. Under the law, the state will look at immigrants’ status at the time the work was performed, (the “base year” ) and at the time that the worker applied for benefits, (the “benefit year” ). This fact sheet explains the law. A. State-funded benefits. Most immigrants receive regular UI benefits funded through a payroll tax on employers. This section explains eligibility for those benefits. 1. Immigration status dur
