E-Verify is Online Again!
E-Verify has resumed operations following the federal government shutdown. All E-Verify features and services are now available. The following information addresses questions on how the federal government’s shutdown affected E-Verify and Form I-9. Information For Employers Form I-9 The Form I-9 requirements were not affected during the federal government shutdown. All employers must complete and […]
Improvements to the E-Verify Tentative Nonconfirmation Process – Employee Email Notifications
In July, E-Verify added a field to enter the employee’s email address fromForm I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. On the Form I-9, the email address field is optional. However, employers who use E-Verify must now enter the email address if the employee chooses to include it on Form I-9. This enables E-Verify to communicate directly with employees. There are now […]
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with a Texas based staffing company to Resolve Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices
The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with a staffing company in Texas and its related entities resolving allegations that the companies violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The Department’s investigation was initiated based on a referral from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The investigation […]
Iowa joins the RIDE Program
As of September 8, 2013, Iowa is the fourth state to join the Records and Information from DMVs for E-Verify (RIDE) program. RIDE enables E-Verify to confirm information from drivers’ licenses and state identification cards presented by employees as Form I-9 identity documents. Mississippi, Florida and Idaho are also RIDE participants.
The Newest E-Verify TNC Enhancement
Beginning September 9, E-Verify users will find that the Tentative Nonconfirmation (TNC) Notice and Referral Letter have been combined into the new Further Action Notice . Additionally, if the employee decides to contest a TNC, the employer will give the employee a Referral Date Confirmation . Users will complete a short tutorial and knowledge check when […]
E-Verify’s Enhanced Tentative Nonconfirmation (TNC) Communications
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites you to participate in a stakeholder teleconference to discuss E-Verify’s latest customer service enhancement. Beginning September 8, 2013, E-Verify will replace the current Tentative Nonconfirmation (TNC) Notice and Referral Letter with the Further Action Notice and the Referral Date Confirmation. An employee may receive a TNC if there is a […]
USICS Publishes Report on E Verify – Program Improvement
Over the course of three years, four independent studies were completed by the Westat Corporation on E-Verify that focused on the accuracy of the program, employer opinions of  E-Verify, employer and employee experiences in Arizona after state legislative mandates went into effect, and E-Verify Employer Agent (EEAs). The results from each of the studies show […]
E-Verify Statistics for 2012-2013
These statistics are based on E-Verify cases in Fiscal Year 2012. All figures are expressed as a percentage of the total number of cases submitted. Percentages may not appear to sum due to rounding Most employees are automatically confirmed as work authorized. 98.65 percent of employees are automatically confirmed as authorized to work (“work authorized”) either […]
E-verify to use Idaho DMV records with RIDE
Beginning July 14, 2013 Idaho is the newest state to join the Records and Information from DMVs for E-Verify (RIDE) Program. RIDE helps to reduce document fraud and boosts the accuracy of E-Verify employment verifications. On June 13, 2011, USCIS launched RIDE. This feature allows the E-Verify Program to validate the authenticity of driver’s licenses presented by […]