U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently launched a new website, E-Verify.gov. USCIS called it "the authoritative source for information on electronic employment eligibility verification." The website is intended for employers, employees, and the general public.
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. The site "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," USCIS said.
Employers can access E-Verify from a Web browser. Nearly all employees are confirmed as work-authorized "instantly or within 24 hours," the agency said. The system, which has nearly 800,000 enrolled employers, compares information from an employee's 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.
USCIS said it "encourages all U.S. employers to verify all new hires through E-Verify." The announcement is HERE.
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