everify

Description

E-Verify is an Internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees.

E-Verify is free and is the best means available for determining employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their Social Security Numbers.

USCIS Releases Self Check Media Tool Kit

Self Check is a voluntary, fast, free and simple service that allows you to check your employment eligibility in the United States. If any mismatches are found between the information you provide and your Department of Homeland Security or Social Security Administration records, Self Check will inform you of how to correct those mismatches.

Self Check is a service of E-Verify. Once you have confirmed your employment eligibility using Self Check, you are unlikely to encounter difficulties upon being hired by an E-Verify participating employer.

DHS Secretary Napolitano Testifies on E-Verify

Introduction

Chairman Smith, Ranking Member Conyers, and members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today about the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) efforts to secure our Nation from the many threats we face.

This committee continues to play a critical role in helping the Department in our security mission, and I am grateful for the chance to update you on the progress we are making. The Department has six mission areas:

USCIS and Mississippi Implement New E-Verify Tool to Combat Fraud

Improves Accuracy and Integrity of E-Verify by Validating Driver’s License Data

Released June 13, 2011

WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today launched Records and Information from DMVs for E-Verify (RIDE), a new feature which allows USCIS’s E-Verify program to validate the authenticity of Mississippi driver’s licenses used by employees as Form I-9 identity documents.

USCIS Launches E-Verify Spanish Website

USCIS Public Engagement: USCIS Launches E-Verify Spanish Website

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services sent this bulletin on 05/06/2011 09:17 AM EDT

 

Dear Stakeholder –

 

USCIS has launched the Spanish version of its E-Verify web pages. Please visit www.uscis.gov/espanol/E-Verify to view important information for both employees and employers now available in Spanish. USCIS plans to expand the E-Verify Spanish website with additional sections on a recurring basis.