New York Department of Labor NYDOL Identity Verification with ID.Me

The state of New York’s Department of Labor has revamped how to verify your identity for unemployment benefits payments for the New York’s Department of Labor unemployment insurance benefits system. The old system for identity verification may still be valid for some claimants read here on how that works.

Due to rampant unemployment fraud, the state created new verification of identity of unemployment claims.

It started requiring mandatory identity verification for new unemployment claims, and in many cases requiring open claims to verify, or re-verify their identity to the New York’s Department of Labor benefits system.

Understandably this still had some exposed weakness like identity verification in Vegas Vacation.

Four Steps to get your ID.me account set up and verified with NYDOL for your unemployment benefit payments to be authorized.

How do I register for New York’s Department of Labor Identity Verification with NYDOL Id.Me?

Before you get too ahead of yourself you will need:

• An email address that you have full and ideally sole access too
• Smart phone with camera
• Computer or laptop is optional
• You will also need your form of identification

To verify your identity access the NYDOL website:

1. Visit the Texas Workforce Commission website and click the green Verify with ID.me button.​​
2. You will be redirected to the ID.me sign-in page, where you can sign in to your existing ID.me account, or create a new one.
3. Select and/or set up a multi-factor authentication option.
4. Then verify your identity by selecting either Upload a photo of your driver’s license or state ID, Upload a photo of your passport, or Upload a photo of your passport card. Other forms of identification are:
   

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5. Follow the prompts to complete identity verification.
6. Click to Allow the NYDOL to use the information you successfully verified.

Check out this quick video below.

How do I upload identification documents for NYDOL ID.me?

First get all of your pieces of documentation ready for your video call, so you can get this process over with as soon as possible.

After I verify my identification with NYDOL ID.me now what?

When your identity has been verified and your information matches NYDOL’s records, ID.me will notify you. You should receive notification within 3-5 business days after you verify your identity.

Career Purgatory is not associated with the State of New York, NYDOL, or Id.Me.