Anyone know how long NY unemployment tourism recovery funds take to arrive after signing forms?

I'm on month 2 of waiting after signing those forms. Called like 20 times, finally spoke to someone who just said "it's in process" and couldn't give me any timeline. The whole tourism recovery thing has been such a nightmare honestly.

I was stuck in this exact situation last month. Tried calling for days with no luck - always got disconnected or was on hold forever. Finally found this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that got me a callback from an actual NY unemployment rep in about 45 minutes. Talking to an agent got my funds released right away - turns out there was some stupid flag on my account they needed to remove. It was the only way I could talk to a live agent and worth every penny to finally get my tourism recovery payment. Check out their explainer video if you're interested: https://youtu.be/Rdqa1gKtxuE

took me exactly 34 days from docusign to payment hitting my account. no rhyme or reason to their system from what i can tell. hang in there!

The tourism recovery program has been a total disaster. My friend got her money in 1 week, I waited 2 months, and my other colleague is still waiting after signing in February! There's literally no pattern. Calling is your best bet but good luck getting through to anyone. The whole system is broken beyond belief.

Here's what I know from going through this hellish process and FINALLY getting my payment this week: The tourism recovery program is seriously backlogged. They've been hit with way more applications than they expected after the tourism industry took such a massive hit. Many people are waiting 4-8 weeks after signing the DocuSign forms. What worked for me: 1) I managed to get through to someone by calling exactly at 8:00am when they open (took 9 attempts over 3 days) 2) Found out my application had a flag for "verification needed" but nobody had contacted me about it 3) Had to email additional proof of my tourism industry employment to a specific address they provided 4) Payment arrived 4 days later If you can't get through calling, I've heard good things about claimyr.com - they basically wait on hold for you then connect you when a real person answers. Haven't tried it myself but several people in other threads said it worked when nothing else did. This system is completely overwhelmed right now, but keep being persistent. Good luck!

the tourism recovery thing is THE WORST program i've ever dealt with. waited 6 months for approval, another 2 for docusign, then 7 weeks after signing for payment. AND they underpaid me by $3200!!! now i gotta go through this all over again for the rest. absolute nightmare. 😡

lol join the club. been waiting since january after signing. called yesterday and the rep literally said "we're processing them in no particular order" which is the most new york unemployment thing I've ever heard 🤣

I had this same issue with the tourism recovery program and waiting after docusign. The process is stupid slow. BUT I did get my payment finally - took about 5 weeks after signing forms. One thing I noticed is that the payment doesn't show up in your regular unemployment portal - it comes separately and without notification. Have you checked your bank account directly instead of just the NY unemployment website?

just wanna put this out there - they are REALLLLLY strict about the tourism industry verification. i got denied after waiting for 3 months because they said my job wasnt tourism enough even though I worked at a hotel 🙄 make sure u have tons of documentation ready if they question your eligibility

Just got my payment yesterday - exactly 42 days after signing docusign. No call, no email, no update online - money just showed up. The NY unemployment tourism recovery program is operating in its own dimension of time and space apparently.

Different departments handle different steps of the tourism recovery program. The DocuSign team is separate from the payment processing team. After your forms are verified, they get forwarded to the payment team which is where most people get stuck waiting. Source: my sister works for the state and explained why it's such a mess. They're using outdated systems that weren't designed for special programs like this.

For me: applied in October, approved in December, DocuSign in February, money in April. Four months total and about 7 weeks after signing. The entire tourism recovery program is running on government time squared. But it did eventually come through.

IMPORTANT TIP: If you call, DO NOT listen to the recording that says they'll call you back. That callback system is completely broken for the tourism recovery program. I waited 3 weeks for a callback that never came. You need to stay on the line no matter how long it takes. I know it sucks but that's the only way to actually reach someone. Or try that claimyr.com service someone mentioned above - seems to work for getting through the phone maze.

ok i worked at the call center for ny unemployment briefly (quit cuz it was awful) and i can tell you the tourism recovery program is a MESS. the funds came from a different bucket than regular unemployment so it goes through extra steps. docusign forms go to one team, then verification, then payment processing. each handoff adds weeks. if anything is slightly off or needs verification, it goes to the back of the queue. best advice: call and specifically ask if your docusign was received properly and if there are ANY flags or holds.