New E-Verify Enhancements
On Sept. 16, 2012, E-Verify will provide several enhancements to improve your experience with the program.
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E-Verify will now support Internet Explorer (version 6.0 and above) as well as 3 new browser types: .
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Firefox (version 3.0 and above)
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Chrome (version 7.0 and above)
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Safari (version 4.0 and above)
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A new Quick Audit Report will allow companies to report their E-Verify activity to federal, state or local government entities when required. This Excel report displays case data but does not include sensitive employee information such as Social Security numbers, or document numbers.
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New fields will help to reduce instances of tentative nonconfirmations for employees who provide a foreign passport. If an employee provides a foreign passport, you should:
New Features for Corporate Administrators
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A new Web-based tutorial replaces the live webinar training required of new Corporate Administrators. The tutorial also serves as a resource for existing Corporate Administrators. To access the E-Verify Tutorial for Corporate Administrators, select the ‘Take Tutorial’ link under My Resources in the left-hand navigation menu.
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A new E-Verify User Manual for Corporate Administrators is now available from the ‘View User Manual’ link under My Resources in the left-hand navigation menu.
Showing Work Authorization with Form I-94
The Form I-94, Arrival-Departure Record, is a document that can show that you are allowed to work in the United States. Currently, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) may take up to 45 days after you arrive in the United States to put your Form I-94 information into its system. E-Verify uses this system to help confirm you are authorized to work. If your employer uses E-Verify, you may choose to present your unexpired foreign passport along with your unexpired Form I-94 when you and your employer complete the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, during the 45-day period. Doing this may help avoid a delay in completing your E-Verify processing. For more information, please see the CBP website or call CBP at (877) CBP-5511 or TTD: (866) 880-6582.
Continue to Use the Current Form I-9 for Employment Eligibility Verification
Until further notice, employers should continue using the Form I-9 currently available on the forms section of http://www.uscis.gov. This form should continue to be used even after the OMB control number expiration date of August 31, 2012 has passed. USCIS will provide updated information about the new version of the Form I-9 as it becomes available.
Employers must complete Form I-9 for all newly-hired employees to verify their identity and authorization to work in the United States.
Subscribe to I-9 Central to receive Form I-9 updates.
New Edition of E-Verify Connection Available
Don’t miss Issue 9 of E-Verify Connection! Learn about E-Verify Listens, new E-Verify Existing User Webinar, the new lists of E-Verify Employers and Federal Contractors, customized webinars for Florida and Georgia, the new M-274 Handbook for Employers in Spanish, and more. You can also find out when we will be in a city near you in our Outreach section!
Handbook for Employers (M-274) Now in Spanish
USCIS has published a Spanish version of the helpful M-274 Handbook for Employers. Previously this handbook was only available in English. Now in an effort to better serve our customers, USCIS has added the Handbook for Employers in Spanish to its list of foreign language resources.
Just like the English Version, the Spanish M-274 Handbook for Employers (insert link) gives guidance to employers on how to properly complete the Form I-9, (Employment Eligibility Verification Form), and includes a questions and answers section. Visit I-9 Central to view the new Spanish M-274 Handbook for Employers.
E-Verify Listens Wants to Hear From You
USCIS has launched E-Verify Listens, which is a new, free online forum where you can express your ideas about how to improve E-Verify. For the next 6 months, forum members can up-vote or down-vote each other’s ideas. Top ideas will get noticed by E-Verify staff and taken into consideration when improvements are made to E-Verify. Registration is quick, so go to E-Verify Listens today to start sharing your brilliant ideas.
E-Verify has upgraded the presentation that is used during the Existing User Webinar! The new and improved presentation helps you maximize your use of E-Verify’s easy-to-use features, correct common mistakes, prevent avoidable TNCs and use best practices.
Join an E-Verify Existing User Webinar to learn more from one of our E-Verify experts or download the presentation today for self-guided education.
Just Released – E-Verify Self-Assessment Guides
USCIS is pleased to give our customers a resource to support their compliant use of E-Verify. Take advantage of these useful tools and begin using the new Self-Assessment Guide for E-Verify Direct Access Users or the Self-Assessment Guide for E-Verify Web Services Users today!
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