An official website of the Washington state government
The .gov means it’s official.
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and
transmitted securely.
All Washington state agencies will be closed for Christmas on Wednesday, Dec. 25, and for New Year's Day on Wednesday, Jan. 1. Weekly unemployment benefit payments may be delayed slightly due to holiday closures that affect banks and credit unions.
To guard you and Washington state against fraudulent unemployment benefits claims, it is important that we verify your identity.
To do that, we have set up an upload area at fortress.wa.gov - a protected online government website. Please use the link below to fill out the secure web form. There you will have the opportunity to safely upload your identification materials.
