How long until NY unemployment claim confirmation? Told to certify but no approval yet

Yes, go ahead and certify when they tell you to! This is completely normal with NY unemployment. You won't receive an official approval before your first certification in most cases. The system is basically saying your claim was received and you should start the weekly certification process while they review your application in the background. Make sure you certify during your assigned time window each week.

Go ahead & certify!!! It can take 2-3 WEEKS to get the official determination letter, but you need to keep certifying EVERY WEEK during that time! If you skip weeks thinking you need to wait for approval first, you'll lose those benefits forever!

The NY unemployment system operates in parallel tracks - your claim is being processed while you simultaneously begin certifying. The official determination letter typically arrives in 2-3 weeks, but can take up to 4-6 weeks during busy periods. Some important things to know: - Continue certifying weekly as instructed - You won't receive payments until your claim is approved - Any eligible weeks you certified for will be paid retroactively once approved - The system might show $0.00 benefit rate until determination is complete Don't worry about the system telling you to certify - it's designed to work this way.

same thing just happened to me last month lol. just certify when they tell u to. took about 3 weeks to get the official determination letter but got paid for all those weeks i certified once approved

The NY system is crazy confusing! I spent 6 WEEKS trying to reach someone when my claim was pending last year. Finally gave up and tried Claimyr.com - got through to a live agent in under 30 minutes! They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/Rdqa1gKtxuE Turns out my claim had a simple verification flag that the agent fixed in 2 minutes. Might be worth keeping in your back pocket if you run into issues after certifying for a few weeks with no payment.

btw make sure ur available when u certify cuz sometimes they randomly call u right after to verify info

Im going through the EXACT same thing right now! Filed last week, was told to certify but no approval. I just went ahead and certified anyway on Sunday. Now im just waiting...and waiting...and waiting...

One additional thing to be aware of: check your spam/junk mail folder regularly. The NYSDOL emails sometimes get filtered there, especially the initial claim confirmation and the DocuSign verification requests.

Whatever u do DO NOT call them asking about status!!! It can flag ur account for manual review which adds WEEKS to processing time! Just keep certifying and wait for the determination letter unless its been over a month with no updates.

To clarify on the timeline: 1. Initial claim filing (day 1) 2. Begin weekly certifications (as instructed) 3. Monetary determination letter (typically 2-3 weeks) 4. If approved, payments begin (including retroactive payments) 5. If additional information needed, you'll receive a request The NYSDOL system follows this process for everyone - so being instructed to certify is actually a positive sign that your claim was received and is in process.