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• Noko
• 2021/04/03 (Sat) 23:23
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I am calling the unemployment insurance office to let you know that my call has been connected. I am considering a temporary return to Japan after mid-April. I have already issued my airline ticket, so I contacted the unemployment insurance office to that effect.
After about 25 calls, I got through, and from there I was put on hold for about 40 minutes with music playing, then I was connected to a person in charge.

At that time, I told them that I needed to return to Japan for the I-94 and I told them why and for how long.
"You can't apply when you are not in Hawaii, and you can apply when you come back and are ready to apply.
"Even so, there are some people who have not been able to get it, so I am contacting them just in case. Don't you need to send an email too ？?" to which I replied
"I'll make a note of it anyway, so you don't need to email me either." He said.

Still somewhat incredulous, I am thinking of sending an email with a copy of my airline ticket and passport as an attachment, just in case.
I'm not sure which one is true, since different people say different things, so I'm thinking I'd better be careful.


I hope this helps.

• sunset
• mail
• 2021/04/04 (Sun) 00:17
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Noko,

Thanks for sharing.

It seems true that different staff members say different things.

In a past Topix share, someone gave me an advice that I couldn't believe my ears, "You can file weekly from Japan. （ Filing from Japan comes with a Red Flag and will not be paid until you explain it to the UI office and they agree ）.

Also, some people have had the UI office call or email them and ask why when they re-file after a long gap.

One case that was particularly suspicious to me was a case that was filed long after the Corona lockdown. The UI office was unable to determine exactly whether they had returned to Hawaii from out of state and illegally filed for their out-of-state stay, or whether they just found out later how to apply for unemployment insurance and filed late and paid （ The federal government has been instructed to investigate informally. I think ） .

Now that it's been a year since the Corona lockdown, there are not many such opaque filings, so I guess there are fewer cases where things get complicated.

I think you don't have to send me copies of your airline tickets and passport, since you seem to have kept them in your UI account records. If you are really concerned, try sending them.

• Noko
• 2021/04/04 (Sun) 11:39
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sunset-san

Thank you very much for your reply.

I told them the same thing when I was connected before the last time, and I called again this time to confirm, but
I was still told that no record was taken and no particular schedule for returning to Japan was written.

Therefore, I am thinking of sending an e-mail to them just in case, since there have been three times in the past when I told them that I would write it down properly, but it was not written down.
I hope they keep good records, but in the past, I was told that there was no record of it anywhere, even though I called them about 8 times and we were connected.
I don't know how much of this is true, so I'd better be careful.

So I have become skeptical. If you really keep a record of your mail, I don't think I need to send you an email.


But some people give outrageous advice like you can apply from Japan.
It may be hard to give the same explanation to everyone, but it would be meaningless to make the same phone call.

I will let you know if there is any progress after my return.
I am relieved to hear that there seems to be no problem for a month or so.

Thank you so much for your always accurate advice.

• sunset
• mail
• 2021/04/04 (Sun) 18:00
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Noko,

I see that some people note at the call center and some don't. I am having a hard time with this. I will share this with the Unemployment Insurance Help Team. I think it would be okay if you save your passport and a copy of your round trip airline ticket so that when you get back to Hawaii, if you don't expect to hear from the UI office, you can always give them a copy.

• sunset
• mail
• 2021/04/04 (Sun) 18:08
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[Weekly filing after returning to Hawaii from out of state]

File a Claim Certification on a weekly basis, not a daily basis.

For one week, you will start with the week in which you can answer "YES" to the question "Are you available for work?" in the State of Hawaii.

If your schedule is to take the PCR test in Japan and arrive in Hawaii on a Saturday, it will be easier to file for a week starting the following Sunday.

PS:
This is the end of my posts on this topic.