<prompt> Human: Has anyone here managed to defer their student loan payments by proving that they are eligible for unemployment? I need to do this but dont exactly know how to or if I would even qualify. For how many weeks or months do I need to have proof that Ive applied for jobs? Is one-two weeks sufficient? From what I read online, it seems that proving unemployment by no fault of ones own is a week-by-week process... Am I right there? What did you send as proof? How long was it until your request was approved or denied? And are student loan companies generally very strict about qualificationsevidence or are they not? I havent applied to jobs due to extreme stress. I understand this is very irresponsible. Any info regarding this situation would help a lot.  <response>: Are you currently collecting unemployment from your state? 