i worked for the company for years and just got laid off march 2009, i just recently adjust my status as lawful permanent resident Sep 2009. am i entitled to UI benefits?
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Yes, you are entitled for UI.
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Your adjustment of status was just approved? What was your status for the 19 months prior to being laid off in March 2009? Were you legally authorized to work for that entire time? Were you a regular employee, taxes withheld, W-2s issued? If you were legally authorized to work, taxes withheld, etc, then chances are that the employer paid into the Unemployment Insurance fund and you are eligible. You may have to explain why you waited 6 months after losing your job to file a claim. Also, if you haven't worked in the past 6 months, you have lost a great deal of the credits earned, and your benefits are probably about half what they would have been if you had filed timely. If you were not legally present and/or not authorized to work, were paid under the table, or the employer did not report your employment and pay into the Unemployment Insurance fund on your behalf, you get nothing. Not eligible for benefits.
