New York Unemployment - Do I need to notify before traveling abroad for a week?
Need to travel outside US for a week. Called the unemployment number and heard automated message about not certifying from abroad. Not sure if I need to actually talk to someone or just send a message about my travel plans. Anyone know the right process?
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Amara Okafor
You absolutely need to tell them before leaving! Send a secure message through the portal AND try to speak with someone. If you certify from outside the US its fraud and they will find out trust me 馃槵
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CaptainAwesome
how do they even know ur outside the country? 馃
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Amara Okafor
IP address tracking. They're not playing around with this stuff anymore
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Yuki Tanaka
learned this the hard way. had to pay back 2 weeks of benefits + penalty 馃ぎ
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Esmeralda G贸mez
I used claimyr.com to get through to someone. Its $20 but they call and wait on hold then connect you to an agent. Totally worth it for peace of mind before traveling. Here's a video about it: https://youtu.be/Rdqa1gKtxuE
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Klaus Schmidt
sounds kinda sketchy tbh. they legit?
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Esmeralda G贸mez
100% legit used it twice already. beats calling 500 times myself lol
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Aisha Patel
20 bucks tho? 馃憖
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Esmeralda G贸mez
cheaper than getting hit with fraud charges my guy
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LilMama23
When I went to Mexico I just skipped certifying that week. Easier than dealing with all the red tape tbh
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Dmitri Volkov
not the best advice fam. better to do it right
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Gabrielle Dubois
Heres what you need to do: 1. Document your travel dates 2. Try reaching an agent BEFORE you leave (use claimyr.com if you cant get through) 3. Send secure message with dates 4. Don't certify while abroad 5. When back, call them to certify for that week 6. Keep all travel docs in case they need proof Better safe than sorry with unemployment. They've gotten super strict about this stuff lately.
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Liam Murphy
Authorthank u this is really helpful!
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Tyrone Johnson
saving this for later fr fr 馃挴
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Ingrid Larsson
ur supposed to be looking for work while on unemployment how u going on vacation lmaooo
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Carlos Mendoza
family emergency exists my dude 馃檮
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Zainab Mahmoud
not everyone traveling is on vacation smh
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Ava Williams
system is such a mess. took me 3 weeks just to get someone on the phone about this same issue
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Rachel Clark
Had a similar situation last month. Definitely notify them beforehand - I sent a secure message through the NY.gov portal explaining my travel dates and reasons. Also made sure to NOT certify while I was out of the country. When I got back, I called to handle that week's certification. The rep said as long as you're transparent about it upfront, they're usually understanding. Just don't try to certify from abroad or they'll flag your account for sure.
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