What is a v29 E-Verify case?

USCIS supports an application called E-Verify that lets employers verify the employment eligibility of their new hires. The E-Verify workflow and key concepts in v29 are carried over and in affect in v30. For example, E- Verify cases can require a Photo Match step or enter a Tentative Non-confirmation (TNC) state.

Does USCIS use E-Verify?

E-Verify is an Internet-based system operated by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA). E-Verify is free and easy to use.

Does E-Verify check immigration status?

E-Verify does not provide your employer with any immigration, citizenship status, or document information about you. The information entered matched records available to DHS and/or SSA. You are authorized to work and your employer simply closes your E-Verify case.

What does an E-Verify case result of employment authorized mean?

Most E-Verify cases receive a case result of Employment Authorized. Employment Authorized means that the information entered into E-Verify matched records available to SSA and/or DHS confirming employment eligibility of the employee whose information was entered.

What is Uscis E-Verify?

E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information entered by an employer from an employee’s Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to records available to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration to confirm employment eligibility.

Do employers submit i9 to Uscis?

Employers must have a completed Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, on file for each person on their payroll (or otherwise receiving remuneration) who is required to complete the form. Never mail Forms I-9 to USCIS or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Can employers check immigration status?

Most employers should not ask whether or not a job applicant is a United States citizen before making an offer of employment. Federal law also prohibits employers from conducting the Form I-9 and E-Verify processes before the employee has accepted an offer of employment.

What is E-Verify immigration?

E-Verify, authorized by Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), is a web-based system through which employers electronically confirm the employment eligibility of their employees. E-Verify is administered by SSA and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

Who is an employer in the E Verify manual?

For purposes of this manual, the term “employer” means any person, company, or other entity that is required to complete Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, including any individual with an E-Verify user account.

Is the E-Verify system available in all 50 states?

E-Verify is free, and it is the best means available to confirm the employment eligibility of new hires. The E-Verify statute limits the scope of E-Verify operations to the United States, which includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Where do I Find my E Verify case number?

A unique number assigned to each E-Verify case that is created when an employer submits an initial verification. Employers participating in E-Verify are required to record the case verification number on the employee’s Form I-9 or to print the screen containing the case verification number and attach it to the employee’s Form I-9.

Where do I go to check my enrollment status on E Verify?

Employers who wish to check their enrollment status should contact: E-Verify Contact Center Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Eastern Time (TTY phone is available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time) Telephone: 888-464-4218; Email: E-Verify @uscis.dhs.gov