how long does it take for your first unemployment check?
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If you are entitled to receive EI regular benefits, you should receive your first payment within 28 days of the date we receive your application and all required documents. You must complete bi-weekly reports to prove your eligibility and to receive benefits to which you may be entitled.
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Payment Timing If you are eligible, we will issue your first payment approximately four weeks after you apply for benefits. Typically, your first payment is only for one week even though you submitted a payment request for two weeks. This is because the first payable week is your “waiting week.”
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It takes about four weeks from the date you apply for benefits to know if you are eligible for benefits. We use this time to gather information on your past wages, job separation, and general eligibility.
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Although circumstances may vary, individuals should expect their first payment about three weeks after they file their claim. Subsequent payments are released every two weeks after the individual certifies.
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If eligible, you will receive your first benefit payment in the form of a paper check, approximately 3-4 weeks after applying for benefits. After your first payment, you will receive benefits via the debit card unless you sign up for direct deposit to a checking or savings account.
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An Unemployment Insurance benefit debit card will be issued to you at the time your first eligible week processes. How long will it take to receive payments? It normally takes between 7-10 days to receive the card. Do not throw the debit card away.
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You should receive your first payment within 3 weeks if there are no issues on your claim for benefits. You are not paid benefits for the first week you claim after filing for benefits (the first voucher you submit) because this is your waiting period week.
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If you complete your claim application correctly the first time and there are no eligibility issues for the agency to sort out, you should receive your first unemployment check within a few weeks or so after you file.
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It may take up to four weeks from the date you file your initial claim to receive the first payment. The earliest your payment may be issued is during the third week.
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If you are eligible to receive benefits, your first payment will be issued within about 7 days after you file your first claim. After that, subsequent weeks will be paid and loaded within 48 hours after you file for an eligible week.
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Expect at least 21 days or more to access your weekly benefit payment. Please expect at least 21 days or more to access your weekly benefit payment if you are eligible to receive benefits. Payments will be made to the most recent payment method on record: direct deposit or state issued debit card.
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When you'll get paid You can expect to hear from us within 21 days of submitting your claim. The time it takes us to assess your claim doesn't affect your waiting period. If you don't have a waiting period, you'll get your first payment within 2 weeks once your claim is successful.
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When will you receive your first workers' compensation check? You should receive your first check sometime after 21 days following the date you told your employer about your injury.
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Receive Your Benefit Payments It takes at least three weeks to process a claim for unemployment benefits and issue payment to most eligible workers. When your first benefit payment is available, you will receive an EDD Debit CardSM in the mail.
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After you've applied. If you are entitled to receive EI regular benefits, you should receive your first payment within 28 days of the date we receive your application and all required documents.
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It takes three to six weeks from the time you file your claim to when you receive your first payment, because we have to review and process your application for benefits. You will not receive benefits during this time period.
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After the single unpaid waiting week, your unemployment benefits will begin to accrue. However, you will not actually receive payment for at least three or up to six weeks from the date of your initial claim. This additional time allows the state to confirm your eligibility and verify the amount of your benefits.