Fax numbers
- Paper Unemployment Insurance Application (DE 1101I, DE 1101ID, DE 1101IAD) 866-215-9159 Fax this number Printed on the last page of the application
How to fax it
- Fill in the paper application (DE 1101I) with your Social Security number and any attachments. Leave out the instructions page.
- Send it from dimefax.com/send to 1-866-215-9159.
- Keep the delivered confirmation. Dimefax shows the date and time it went through.
- Allow 10 days. No claim papers after 10 days? Call the EDD at 1-800-300-5616.
Tips
- Applying online (UI Online in myEDD) or by phone is faster than a paper application.
- ID verification (DE 1326C): the notice offers only upload in UI Online or mail, not fax.
- State Disability Insurance and Paid Family Leave claims can’t be faxed either: they go through SDI Online or the original paper form by mail.
Dimefax costs 10¢ a page and you’re only charged if the fax goes through. On the web, page credits come in packs of 50 for $4.99, 100 for $9.99 or 200 for $19.99; the Dimefax iPhone app also sells 10 for $0.99. Credits you don’t use stay in your account and last as long as you fax once a year.
Where these numbers come from
- EDD: Unemployment Insurance Application (DE 1101I)
- EDD: How to apply for unemployment (DE 2321)
- EDD: Identity verification notice (DE 1326C)
Dimefax isn’t part of, or endorsed by, the California EDD. We copied these numbers from edd.ca.gov on November 11, 2026. Agencies change their numbers: if your letter, notice or form gives a different one, use that.