In re the Claim of Bruyne

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed September 30, 2011, which ruled, among other things, that claimant was ineligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits because she was not available for employment.

Claimant, a Surinam national, originally possessed a valid United States employment card; however, when it expired in November 1999, she did not seek a renewal. In 2005, claimant married a United States citizen. Claimant began working for a fast food restaurant in 2007 and, in 2008, she applied to have her status changed with the United States…