NY unemployment payment delayed - 14-day deadline to complete ID.me verification after 5 months of normal claims

Yeah that's totally normal. NY unemployment has been randomly selecting people for ID verification for a while now. They're trying to cut down on fraud. It's annoying but you gotta do it if you want your money. The ID.me process isn't too bad - just have your drivers license and be ready to take a selfie video. Took me about 15 mins.

After struggling for WEEKS with trying to call ny unemployment about my delayed payments, I found a service called Claimyr that actually got me through to a real person. I used their service (claimyr.com) and had a callback with an agent in less than 2 hours. Explaining my ID.me verification issue to a human got my payments back on track way faster than waiting for the automated system to process everything. Best decision I made, seriously. Check out this video if you wanna see how it works: https://youtu.be/Rdqa1gKtxuE

I had to do this last month. Make sure you use the exact email address you registered with originally. I messed that up and it delayed my benefits another week. And yeah, it's a legitimate request - they've been ramping up identity verification because of all the fraud that happened during covid.

The ID.me thing is real but takes foreverrrr. Had to do a video call with them because their automated system couldn't verify me for whatever reason. Waited like 3 hours for an agent. Total nightmare but eventually got my money. Just make sure you have multiple forms of ID ready.

NY unemployment system is such a JOKE. They randomly flag accounts for "verification" when they want to delay payments. Been playing this game since 2020. Complete the ID.me stuff ASAP and then be prepared to wait. And SAVE THE CONFIRMATION they give you - screenshot everything!!!! 👀

I went through this whole ID.me mess a few months ago. Here's what you need to know: - It's legitimate and you do need to complete it - Have your driver's license or passport ready - Use the EXACT email you registered your unemployment with - The selfie part can be finicky - make sure you're in good lighting - Some people get pushed to video verification if the automated system fails (which happens often) - Video verification can have long wait times (I waited 2 hours) - After verification, it can take anywhere from 3-14 days for payments to resume - If it takes longer than 14 days, you need to contact them - Screenshot EVERYTHING for your records If you can't get through on the phone (which is likely), I'd recommend trying claimyr.com - they helped me get through to an actual agent after I was stuck in verification limbo for almost 3 weeks. Worth every penny to get my benefits flowing again. Hope this helps, and good luck dealing with the NY unemployment bureaucracy!

Beware this is sometimes a scam!! Check the exact URL they're sending you to. Real NY unemployment ID.me verification ONLY happens through on.ny.gov links. Anything else is a scam trying to steal your info!

hahahaha welcome to ny unemployment hell. where they randomly make you jump through hoops for NO REASON 🤡 this system is beyond broken. I had to do the same ID verification twice somehow?? Just do what they say and pray you get your money eventually.

I work in cybersecurity. The ID.me verification is legit and actually a good thing - it's protecting your benefits from fraudsters. Identity theft for unemployment claims has been HUGE since 2020. It's annoying but necessary. And like others said, use the exact email you registered with or it'll be a whole separate headache.

Btw if u dont have a drivers license or passport u can still complete identity verification with ID.me but it's a huge pain. They'll make you upload bills with your name and address and have a video call. I went thru this and it took FOREVER ugh

if your ny unemployment says you need to verify with ID.me, you HAVE to do it or your benefits will stop completely. I ignored it thinking it was optional and they cut me off for 2 months until I figured out what happened. Don't make my mistake!

Non-citizen here. Had to do this AND mail in copies of my permanent resident card. Total pain but got through it eventually. If you're not a citizen make sure you read the fine print about additional documentation needed.

I've been on unemployment since October and had to do this twice already. It's completely random who they select for verification. The second time I couldn't get through on the phone after my payments stopped, so I used Claimyr to get a callback from an agent. Best $20 I ever spent - got all my backpay sorted in one call.

This is why im done with new york... moving to florida next month. Their unemployment system actually functions like it was made sometime after 1995 😂

Did anyone else have problems with ID.me facial recognition? It kept failing for me and I had to wait in a virtual queue for 5 hours to do video verification instead. Make sure you try during weekday mornings if possible - wait times are shorter then.