Hints from the USCIS on E-Verify and Forms I-9

On June 1, 2010, the USCIS published its notes from a session it held to gather feedback and input from stakeholders on E-Verify and the Form I-9 program.

There were a few notable points released in this memo:

1)  A self-check initiative will be introduced in December.  This initiative will enable anyone to go to the website and run a verification query on him/himself and determine the accuracy of his/her government record.  Hopefully, this will allow those individuals who have recently changed their name or their immigration status to verify that the system is correct and solve problems before they are given an abbreviated window by the e-verify system to do so.

2) The Verification Division informed stakeholders that it runs monthly reports to see if companies are running checks outside 3 business days of an employee’s hire date.  This statement confirms our suspicion that the USCIS is using the e-Verify tool to police Form I-9 completion.  This monitoring could expand into other areas and also prompt further audits and investigations.

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