Things You'll Need:
- Social Security number
- Proof of residency
- Employer's contact information
- Standard Form 8
- DD214 form
- Alien registration number
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Step 1
Work a minimum of 18 months in which you were paid wages.
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Step 2
Become unemployed or partially unemployed through no fault of your own.
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Step 3
Become available to work when an opportunity arises.
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Step 4
Register for work at the Workforce Development Center.
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Step 5
Actively pursue opportunities when they are presented.
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Step 1
Bring your Social Security card.
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Step 2
Provide your most recent employer’s contact information, such as phone, address and name.
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Step 3
Obtain a Standard Form 8 if you worked for the federal government in the past 18 months, and present it to the unemployment office.
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Step 4
Provide DD214 if you worked for the U.S. military in the past 18 months.
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Step 5
List your alien registration number (if applicable).
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Step 1
Demonstrate proof of Iowa earnings for the past 18 months.
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Step 2
Discontinue or use the remaining balance of other claims in other states (if applicable).
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Step 3
Cancel Railroad unemployment benefits or use the remaining balance before filing in Iowa (if applicable).
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Step 4
Demonstrate Iowa residency for the past 18 months if you are/were in the U.S. military.
