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Welcome to E-Verify Connection, an e-newsletter from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for U.S. employers and workers. Each issue will bring you updates about Form I-9 and E-Verify’s advances and activities, as well as other useful information related to employment eligibility verification. A PDF version of E-Verify Connection is available online.
On September 9, 2013, E-Verify streamlined the Tentative Nonconfirmation (TNC) process by combining the TNC Notice and Referral Letter into one 3-page plain language document – the Further Action Notice.
Employers will now give the new one page Referral Date Confirmation to employees who choose to contest a TNC; it states the deadline by which the employee must initiate contact with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or the Social Security Administration (SSA).
A new email notification was added to the three released in July 2013; it confirms that the employer referred the contested TNC and reminds the employee of the deadline to begin resolving the TNC.
Iowa joined the Records and Information from DMVs for E-Verify (RIDE) Program this month. RIDE helps to reduce document fraud and boosts the accuracy of E-Verify employment eligibility verifications. Learn more about Driver’s License Verification.
In response to your feedback on E-Verify Listens, the revised Right to Work posters now require less ink to print. Visit E-Verify Listens to share more of your great ideas!
E-Verify and the Department of Justice Office of Special Counsel have teamed up to host webinars about Form I-9, E-Verify, and Self Check from a worker’s perspective. Join the next online Employee Rights seminar on October 8, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. EDT or view our full schedule of webinars.
Whether you are an employee, employer, or federal contractor, webinars are a great way to learn the employment eligibility verification process. Check out our current webinar schedule or write to E-VerifyOutreach@dhs.gov to arrange a webinar that’s customized for your organization.
Employers must always have a completed Form I-9 on file for each person currently working. How long are you required to retain it after the employee no longer works for you? At least 3 years after the date of hire, or one year after employment ends, whichever is the later date. See the chart below or visit I-9 Central.
Chart: Retaining Form I-9
The employer must retain Form I-9 until the date on Line C.
Self Check, is a free, fast, secure and voluntary online service that allows individuals to perform employment eligibility checks on themselves. View the interactive preview to learn more.
Please visit the updated webpage to review the summary of recent E-Verify milestones.
Q: How do you know if you access E-Verify through Web Services?
A: If you access the E-Verify system through a web browser, you are accessing E-Verify directly. However, if you use software that interfaces with E-Verify to verify employment eligibility you are a web service user.
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