More E-Verify FAQs

E-Verify is an Internet-based system operated by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA). E-Verify is currently free to employers and is available in all 50 states. E-Verify provides an automated link to federal databases to help employers determine employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their Social Security numbers.

• Am I required to participate?
• Why should I consider participating in E-Verify?
• How many employers currently participate in E-Verify?
• How do I register for participation in E-Verify?
• Our company has several hiring sites interested in participating in E-Verify. Each site will be conducting the verification process for its newly hired employees. How should these sites register?
• If I sign one MOU, can I use a controlled rollout to implement E-Verify across the organization?
• After an employer registers, how does the program work?
• Can I verify the immigration status of a new hire that is not a U.S. citizen?
• What information is required to conduct an E-Verify initial verification?
• When may an employer initiate a query under E-Verify?
• What is the required timeframe for conducting an employment eligibility check on a newly hired employee?
• Which employees should be verified through the system?
• I would like to use electronic I-9s for my employees. Does USCIS offer a system that would automatically generate E-Verify queries from the electronic I-9s?
• I am an employer with multiple hiring sites. Can one site verify everyone? How?
• What is an E-Verify Third Party Agent for E-Verify?
• What is a Corporate Administrator for E-Verify?
• Can I terminate at any time?
• Does participation in E-Verify provide safe harbor from worksite enforcement?
• Is there a "batch access" method in the system?
• If I am an employer who would like to run an employee's Form I-9 information through E-Verify, but that employee does not yet have a Social Security Number, what should I do?
• How can I improve the chances that my employee who holds a foreign passport will be instantly verified?

To find out more about E-Verify, please contact USCIS at 1-888-464-4218.