Does severance delay my unemployment claim? after 3 years as an accountant

My employer is paying severance in instalments and I am not sure whether to file now. Thank you in advance. I also wonder about the job-search requirement.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it last year, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.

Keep everything in writing and save the confirmation numbers. It made the follow-up calls so much easier.