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Living in the United States: A Guide for Immigrant Youth
(Separate Website)
Do you know your immigration status? Do you know how to get a green card? Do you know how to get an I.D. or driver's license? Do you know how to get public benefits? Read this booklet for answers to these questions and much more. Read this in: Español
(You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer to open this document. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the Get Acrobat Reader icon to download.)
By: Immigrant Legal Resource Center
What is the Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN)?
(Separate Website)
What is an ITIN? What does it look like? Does it let me get Social Security benefits? Can I use an ITIN to get work? Read this document for answers to these questions and more. Read this in: Español
(You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer to open this document. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the Get Acrobat Reader icon to download.)
By: National Employment Law Project
Can Immigrants Get Unemployment Compensation?
(Separate Website)
Which immigrant groups can get state unemployment compensation? Which groups can get federal unemployment? Read this document for answers to these questions and much more.
(You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer to open this document. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the Get Acrobat Reader icon to download.)
By: National Employment Law Proejct
La Elegibilidad de los Inmigrantes para Cobrar Desempleo Página informativa para trabajadores
Spanish version of Can Immigrants Get Unemployment Compensation? above. Note that this is a Microsoft Word document - You must have Microsoft Word on your computer to open this document.)
By: National Employment Law Project
Adobe Acrobat Reader required. (If you are using a screen reader that does not support PDF format, copy the PDF link, and use the Access Adobe online form to convert this file to HMTL text.)
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