Washington COVID-19 Immigrant Relief Fund Update And Payment 2023

Timeline for updates and payment

If your application is approved, the money will be sent in the mail between December 2022 and January 2023. Here’s some more information about the timeline for the entire process.

After you apply, you receive email and text updates. Email updates are provided in five languages—English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Tagalog. Text updates are provided in English and Spanish. You get updates:

When your application is being reviewed

This probably won’t happen until several weeks after you submit your application—so don’t worry if you don’t receive an update right away.

If your application is denied

• You will be told the reason for denial and an opportunity to appeal.
• If your appeal is successful, your application changes to “approved”.

If your application is approved

You should get this notification some time in December or early January

When you have been paid

• Money will be sent to the mailing address you provided between December 2022 and January 2023.
• It may take a couple of weeks for the payment to arrive in the mail.

After your application has been submitted, you can log in to your account to check your status anytime, or you can call 844-620-1999 for an update.

• When you call, you will need to provide your unique application number.
• If you call from a phone number that is different from the phone number on your application, you will be asked to provide the phone number used on your application.

How to use the money

If your application is approved, the money will be sent as either a check or prepaid card, depending on which one you picked when you applied. It will be sent to the mailing address you provided when you applied. There are a few important things to know about how to use these:

Prepaid bank card

• The prepaid bank card can be used anywhere that accepts debit cards.
• It cannot be used to withdraw cash from an ATM.
• You must activate your card within 90 days
  If your card is lost or stolen, report it right away to 844-620-1999 to get a replacement card with no fee. You can only do this before June 30, 2023.
• If you don’t spend all the money on the card in 12 months, there is an inactivity fee of $3.95 per month.
• The card will have the Washington COVID-19 Immigrant Relief Fund logo in the top left corner

Check

• You must cash your check within 90 days of the date written on the check.
• The check will have the Washington COVID-19 Immigrant Relief Fund logo in the top left corner
• If you have a bank account in your name, you can cash the check at your bank free of charge
• You can also cash your check at a check-cashing facility like Moneytree, but they will charge a fee
• If you don’t have a bank account, you can cash your check at a Chase Bank. They will charge a $10 fee, and they require you to present ID. You must show one Primary ID and one Secondary ID from the list below:

Primary ID

• Driver’s license with photo
• State ID with photo
• Canadian driver’s license or ID card with photo
• Chase ATM/debit card with PIN
• Matricula consular card (Mexico)
• Mexican voter’s registration card with photo
• Passport with photo
• Human Services ID with photo

Secondary ID

• Additional primary ID
• Other US federal or state-issued ID with photo
• Employer ID with photo
• Student ID with photo
• Employer pay stub, paycheck, or letter with your name and address
• Foreign National ID
• Bank statement (from the last 60 days)
• Utility bill with name and address (from the last 60 days)
• Bank-issued ATM / debit / credit card with signature