E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from your Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration (SSA) records to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States. Though participation in E-Verify is required of some employers, most employers participate voluntarily.
How do I know if an employer uses E-Verify?
An employer that participates in E-Verify must post the ‘Notice of E-Verify Participation’ and ‘Right to Work’ poster(s), shown below, in both English and Spanish at the company’s hiring location. If the posters cannot be displayed at the hiring location they should be provided to you with your job application materials.
How does my employer use E-Verify?
Once you have accepted an offer of employment and completed Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, your employer takes the information you provided on Form I-9 and enters it into E-Verify. E-Verify then checks the information against DHS and SSA records and provides your employer with a case result within 3-5 seconds.
The case result indicates if the information entered in E-Verify matches with DHS and SSA records. E-Verify does not provide your employer with any immigration, citizenship status or document information about you.
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If the E-Verify case result is...
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Then...
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Employment Authorized
The information entered by the employer matches with DHS or SSA records
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You are authorized to work and your employer simply closes your E-Verify case.
No additional action is required by you.
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DHS or SSA Tentative Nonconfirmation
The information entered by the employer does not match with DHS and SSA records
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Your employer must inform you in private about the DHS or SSA Tentative Nonconfirmation (TNC). Your employer must also give you the opportunity to contest (take action) to correct your DHS or SSA records. See the steps in ‘How to Correct a Tentative Nonconfirmation’
Your employer may terminate your employment if:
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You decide not to take action to correct a DHS or SSA TNC, or
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You receive a Final Nonconfirmation result, indicating your work authorization cannot be confirmed.
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A DHS or SSA TNC does not mean that you are not authorized to work in the United States. If your employer informs you that your E-Verify case received a DHS or SSA TNC, review the Employee Rights and Responsibilities page for information on your role in the verification process.
Can I check my records before an employer uses E-Verify?
Yes. The Self Check service is a free, Internet-based application that can be used by a U.S. worker over the age of 16 to confirm his or her employment eligibility. Visit the Self Check Website for additional information.
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