Source: Lisa M. Keefe, MEATINGPLACE, 4/10/18


U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has launched a new website, E-Verify.gov, for electronic employment eligibility verification, the agency said in a news release.

The site is the authoritative source for information needed by employers, employees and the general public on the issue of employment eligibility.

The website provides information about E-Verify and Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, including employee rights and employer responsibilities in the employment verification process.

E-Verify.gov allows employers to enroll in E-Verify directly and permits current users to access their accounts. Individuals with myE-Verify accounts can also access their accounts through E-Verify.gov.

“For the past decade, E-Verify has been the cornerstone of our continued commitment to helping employers maintain a legal workforce,” said USCIS Director L. Francis Cissna. “E-Verify.gov now allows users to better understand and navigate through the employment verification process.”

E-Verify is a free internet-based system. Nearly all employees are confirmed as work-authorized within 24 hours. The system, which has nearly 800,000 enrolled employers, compares information from an employee’s Form I-9 to records available to the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration to verify authorization to work in the United States.

For more information on USCIS and its programs, visit uscis.gov or follow the agency on Twitter (@uscis and @EVerify), YouTube (/uscis), Facebook (/uscis), and Instagram (@USCIS).

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