I currently live in Montreal, QC. I drive down to Plattsburgh, NY daily to work. I would like to know if my residential location will affect my eligibility for NYS unemployment benefits.
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Sure-as long as you were working there legally and paid into it.... http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/ei/information/outside_canada.shtml#How http://www.labor.state.ny.us/ui/claimantinfo/beforeyouapplyfaq.shtm#21 Edit...The asker CLEARLY says NYS ( New York State) benefits...not Canadian...other people are missing something here.
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You don't get unemployment if you are working. Are you filing for taxes in both countries? Edit: unemployment benefits are built up from contributions from your Canadian salary. No contributions, no benefits. Edit: Merely confining my remarks to something I know.
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i have no idea. When it comes to issues of this sort, which can be fraught with technicalities, your best bet is to go the the NYS unemployment office and ask how your eligibility might be affected.
