Should I file unemployment?

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galapagos

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Does anyone know this? Please answer if you know for sure.
I'm on 2 year green card right now. I've worked for a company 1 year and then got laid off. Should I file for unemployment? I ask because I wonder if it will matter when I file to remove condition from my green card that I've been on unemployment..

thanks in advance
 
galapagos said:
Does anyone know this? Please answer if you know for sure.
I'm on 2 year green card right now. I've worked for a company 1 year and then got laid off. Should I file for unemployment? I ask because I wonder if it will matter when I file to remove condition from my green card that I've been on unemployment..

thanks in advance
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Unemployment is an insurance paid by your employer to the government, which the government pays you if you're eligible. So it's not a social welfare. It doesn't affect your immigration status whatsoever.
 
Be aware that there are a number of requirements that must be met before a claim is paid; among those are a specified work time prior to layoff so many people will not qualify if they have not worked for a company very long before the layoff. Check the rules in your state.

Be sure to use the services of the state unemployment agency; they can be very helpful in referrals to a new position.
 
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