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• 2020/10/02 (Fri) 03:26
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This is not PEUC-related content, but as some of you may have heard on TV the other day, there have been arrests for identity theft applications.UI ・ This is also a hot topic on the local PUA information exchange bulletin board.

As a reminder, let me share the following.

UI ・ The PUA office takes a strong stance that it will only provide unemployment insurance to applicants who are ready to work in Hawaii at any time. Therefore, the rule does not allow proxy applications, applications from Japan, or even later applications for the portion of your stay in Japan.

Even if an applicant could apply later after returning to Hawaii, there is a high possibility that the UI ・ PUA office will find out later when they start a full-scale investigation with a passport entry/departure history and driver license with the applicant's social security number linked to it. It is very likely.

According to the Handbook, if you are found to have filed an identity theft application and a false application, you will be ordered to return all unemployment insurance you have ever received plus an additional 15 percent, and if the court deems it malicious, a $10,000 fine and five years in jail will be imposed （ PUAs are expected to face the same penalties ）.

Once the charge is attached to your Social Security number, it will never go away. If you change jobs and the new company does a background check on your social security number, they will reject you and make it difficult for you to get a new job. In addition, it will be difficult to renew your green card or visa, and you will be subject to even tougher immigration procedures at airports in the U.S.

Please be very careful because "I didn't know" is not acceptable to the UI ・ PUA office and the courts since the handbook has been officially distributed.

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• 2020/10/03 (Sat) 00:09
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I have received a share of a possible case of PEUC application and I share it below.

Immediately after submitting a PEUC application, an error message is displayed and even the confirmation number for the PEUC application is not sent to your e-mail address. So, when you apply for PEUC again, the message "You already have an existing PEUC claim" is displayed.

According to the share of a person whose PEUC application was successfully approved after experiencing this happening, a few days after receiving the above "You already have an existing PEUC claim" message, the status of the PEUC application was displayed as "Pending monetary determination" message, two days later that message disappeared and the UI account balance before the PEUC application reappeared, and then a few more days later the PEUC approval was granted （ A bit strange ）.

The person said that this was due to a UI system problem and that he just needs to watch the status of his PEUC application daily and wait for approval, no need to rush to call or email the UI office.

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• 2020/10/03 (Sat) 01:30
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Regarding the new call center phone numbers that I wrote about on September 30, two more new numbers have been added, so I am updating you with a total of four new phone numbers.

These new numbers will accept UI ・ PUA ・ PEUC consultations.

New phone number （ 7:45am - 4:30pm ） :
(833)-901-2272 Toll Free
(833)-901-2275 Toll Free
(808)-762-5751
(808)-762-5752

However, according to the local bulletin board of the UI ・ PUA Information Exchange, this new phone number will be answered by temporary staff and the temporary staff does not have the authority to approve ・ or disapprove. This means that you will not get an immediate approval on the other end of the line, but only help other than an approval ・ or disapproval. The temporary staff will follow up with the examiner who has the authority to approve ・ or disapprove, and the examiner will contact you at a later date.

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• 2020/10/03 (Sat) 19:01
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I have received a share regarding the 5 questions in the PEUC application and I am sharing it with you.

In the case that you click on one of the 5 questions in the PEUC application and answer it incorrectly, you will immediately get a DENIAL, but what a surprise, you will receive a UI DENIAL letter in the mail to your home at a later date. The letter will advise you to switch to a PUA application.

If you inadvertently misclick on any of the 5 questions, we strongly recommend that you contact the UI office immediately before the UI office misunderstands and mails a denial letter to your home.

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• 2020/10/04 (Sun) 12:58
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I have received a share about the cases that can happen with PEUC applications, so I will share it with you.

It is too complicated to explain in writing, so I will explain it in a timeline style, so please read it as you try to apply your own dates.



Claim a Certification for （ Saturday ） September 19
↓
September 19 becomes "processed"
（ PEUC approval later may be "processed" ）
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account balance becomes zero or exhausted
↓
apply for PEUC
↓
PEUC Application becomes pending
↓
September 26 （ Saturday ） Claim a Certification for
↓
"Please enter the week-ending Your maximum benefit amount has already been paid. If you have sufficient out of state employment, you may be able to claim against another state.
↓
PEUC approved
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In the "Claim Inquiry" section, the error message "Your maximum benefit amount has already been paid. ▼ Claim: 9/27/2020 - 12/29/2020" is newly added
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Claim a Certification application for October 3 （ Saturday ） is available. However, we are unable to file for September 26



The above timeline results in a blank for September 26 （ Saturday ） between before and after PEUC filing and approval. This is due to a UI system issue and must be backdated to the UI office.

On a side note, according to the people who consult with me, the response time for the interpreter request email address and backdate email address is very slow, probably because it is the busy season for PEUC applications. The email addresses of the UI office branches are also supposed to be even slower.

Therefore, I suggest you not only to email or fax and wait for a long time, but also to call the newly established call center that I mentioned in this thread on October 2.