When you hire a new employee, you must verify their identity and employment eligibility using Form I-9. You may be among the nearly 3 million proactive worksites that also use E-Verify to electronically verify Form I-9 information. The checklists, videos, and other English resources on this page will help you understand your responsibilities and make the hiring process easy.
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E-Verify Quick Reference Guide for Clients of E-Verify Employer Agents
Companies that choose to participate in E-Verify have the option to have an E-Verify employer agent create E-Verify cases on their behalf. This guide will assist you in verifying the employment eligibility of your new hires as the client of an E-Verify employer agent.
How Do I Use E-Verify - "How Do I" Guide for Employers (PDF, 685.52 KB)
This guide provides basic information to help you become familiar with E-Verify rules and procedures.
Instructions to Download Historic Records Reports in E-Verify
USCIS annually disposes of E-Verify employer records that are 10 years old or older per the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) records retention and disposal schedule. The Historic Records report provides cases data about each resolved case that is 10 years or older as of December 31, 2012, for those dated on or before December 31, 2012. Click “Reports” along the navigation bar at the top of the page then select “View Reports” from the drop-down menu.
Quick Reference Guide for E-Verify Enrollment
This guide is designed to assist you throughout the E-Verify enrollment and user registration process.
Supplemental Guide for E-Verify Employers Agents
This guide provides a high level overview of the E-Verify process that E-Verify employer agents must follow when using E-Verify on behalf of their clients.
Training Requirements and Guidelines for Web Services Users
This document provides training requirements and guidelines for employers and E-Verify employer agents that use E-Verify through a Web service.
Sample Department of Homeland Security Further Action Notice (PDF, 180.01 KB)
Sample Further Action Notice of Mismatch with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Records.
Sample Dual Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration Further Action Notice (PDF, 301.14 KB)
Sample Further Action Notice of Mismatch with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Records and Social Security Administration (SSA) Records.
Sample Social Security Administration Further Action Notice (PDF, 306.24 KB)
Sample Further Action Notice of Mismatch with Social Security Administration (SSA) Records.
E-Verify Records Retention and Disposal Fact Sheet (PDF, 206.13 KB)
USCIS annually disposes of E-Verify employer records that are 10 years old or older per the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) records retention and disposal schedule (N 1-566-08-7).