Oregon Unemployment Benefits After Moving to West Virginia

Do NOT close your claim with Oregon Employment Department

Your claim belongs to the state where you earned the wages (the liable state). Moving does not transfer it — you keep the same claim, weekly amount, and remaining weeks.

Update your address and keep certifying weekly

Oregon states it directly: 'When you move to a new state, your unemployment claim does not change' — you continue your Oregon claim and file weekly claims exactly as before, and Oregon eligibility rules still apply. Change your address in Frances Online or call 877-345-3484, register with your new state's job-placement service, and provide proof of that registration to Oregon.

Register for work in your new state if required

Many liable states require interstate claimants to register with the new state's workforce agency and continue work-search logging. Check Oregon Employment Department's interstate-claim rules.

Worked in more than one state? Ask about a Combined Wage Claim

If you have wages in two or more states in your base period, a Combined Wage Claim can merge them into one (often larger) claim — you choose a paying state you have wages in.