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It doesn’t matter if you’re an employee or a job seeker, anyone in the U.S. aged 16 years or older can use Self Check to confirm his or her employment eligibility. Visitors to www.uscis.gov/mye-verify can also access the myResources section to learn more about employee rights. You do not need to open a myE-Verify account to use Self Check or to access the myResources section.
E-Verify Connection is an e-newsletter for all employers. The February issue of E-Verify Connection (PDF) has useful information on Form I-9 processing and other topics related to employment eligibility verification.
myE-Verify is the website that gives U.S. workers and job-seekers resources and tools to learn about and participate in the E-Verify process. In October 2014, the website introduced two new services, myE-Verify accounts and Self Lock, in five states and the District of Columbia; an additional 16 states were added in January 2015. myE-Verify accounts and Self Lock are now available nationwide.
The E-Verify Connection is an e-newsletter for all employers and employees. The April issue (PDF) has useful information about Acceptable Documents, proper completion of the optional email field in Section 1 and other topics related to employment eligibility verification.
On April 16, 2015, The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Verification and Documentation Liaison Committee met with the USCIS Verification Division and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Washington, DC. During the meeting, USCIS officials responded to questions submitted by AILA representatives on a variety of E-Verify and Form I-9 related topics, including Form I-9 rehire rules, guidelines for addressing E-Verify noncompliance and E-Verify communication to employees.
E-Verify Connection (PDF) is an e-newsletter for all employers and employees. The June issue has useful information about a change to green card issuance, a Federal Register notice about proposed E-Verify enhancements, the signing of a strategic alliance between USCIS and the Small Business Administration and other topics related to employment eligibility verification, including Form I-9 tips.
USCIS recently changed the appearance of certain Permanent Resident Cards (Form I-551), also known as green cards. An increasing number of green cards are being issued with the words “Signature Waived” in place of the lawful permanent resident’s actual signature. Read the USCIS Web Alert for more information.
On Sept. 1, E-Verify will introduce a new advanced webinar platform to provide better customer service and enhance the E-Verify webinar experience. The new webinar platform includes:
USCIS has released myE-Verify in Spanish and has added two new features for workers and job seekers
On September 3, 2015, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the designation of Yemen for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months effective September 3, 2015, through March 3, 2017.