DR DAW - I had the same "problem" when I was living in Virginia when I applied for unemployment. I lived in Virginia, but most of my work was in DC. Thankfully, Virginia had a corollary agreement with DC, so I did not have to apply in DC, at the DC offices. However, it did end up having to wait an extra week for my first payment to show up due to the difference in disbursement procedures. So, coupled with the mandatory one-week waiting period, it was almost a full four weeks before I received a check. -And, then, of course, by that time, I had already lined up another gig.