Can asylum seekers receive unemployment benefits?

Millions of people have lots their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic and are now receiving unemployment benefits. In general, immigrants with work authorization can qualify for unemployment benefits, but the rules and requirements vary by state.To learn how to apply in your state, visit this website: State-by-State Unemployment Benefits Finder.

The following organizations may also be able to help you apply for unemployment benefits in your state:

CALIFORNIA Legal Aid at Work (866) 864-8208 https://legalaidatwork.org/?lang=es

Centro Legal de la Raza: (510) 646-0521

CONNECTICUT Connecticut Legal Services (800) 453-3320

FLORIDA Orlando Florida Legal Services (407) 801-4350

Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Nassau, Suwannee, Taylor & Union Counties Jacksonville Area Legal Aid (904) 356-8371 (866) 356-8371

St. Johns County Jacksonville Area Legal Aid – St. Augustine (904) 827-9921 (877) 827-9921

Clay County Jacksonville Area Legal Aid – Green Cove Springs (904) 284-8410 (866) 284-8410

GEORGIA Access to Law Foundation (229) 474-3400 https://www.abogadadelagente.com/

ILLINOIS Chicago Chicago Legal Clinic (312) 726 2938

Beyond Legal Aid (312) 999-0056

MARYLAND Washington Lawyers Committee (202) 319-1000 ext. 123

NORTH CAROLINA Buncombe, Madison, Transylvania, Henderson, Polk, and Rutherford Counties Pisgah Legal Services (828) 253-0406 (800) 489-6144 https://www.pisgahlegal.org/espanol/

Charlotte Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy (800) 247-1931

NEW YORK New York City The Legal Aid Society (888) 663-6880

Cabrini Immigrant Services (212) 791-4590 ext. 100 http://cis-nyc.org/inmigracion-legal-y-servicios-sociales/

Brooklyn Defender Services (332) 213-4193

Community Legal Advocates of New York (516) 210-6763 https://www.cla-ny.org/es/inicio

Buffalo Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo (716) 853-9555

TEXAS Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (888) 988-9996

San Antonio Center for Working Families (CWF) (210) 207-7830

Alamo Area Resource Center (210) 358-9995

VIRGINIA Washington Lawyers’ Committee (202) 319-1000 ext. 123

Charlottesville, Richmond, Falls Church Legal Aid Justice Center (434) 977-0553

WASHINGTON DC Washington Lawyers’ Committee (202) 319-1000 ext. 123