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1.0 Introduction

E-Verify helps employers ensure a legal workforce by electronically verifying information entered on the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, against authoritative sources available to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 

When employers – and the employees they hire – complete Form I-9, they are playing an important role in verifying identity and legal authorization to work in the U.S. E-Verify complements Form I-9 by taking employment verification to the next level, helping employers stay compliant with federal immigration law, prevent unauthorized employment, and protecting American Jobs.

This guide provides a high-level overview of the E-Verify process that employers follow when using E-Verify. All users must follow the guidelines set forth in the E-Verify Terms and Conditions of the Memorandum of Understanding, E-Verify+ Terms of Service. This guide should be used as a supplement to the E-Verify User Manual.

E-Verify+ is a service of E-Verify that allows a participant to electronically initiate the employment verification process for their recently hired employees, prompting the employee to create and log in to their E-Verify+ account, enter their Form I-9 information, and have that information electronically confirmed by E-Verify. The result is transmitted to the E-Verify+ participating employer for creation and retention of a Form I-9 after physical examination or by using the DHS-authorized alternative procedure for remote examination of documentation.

For the purpose of this manual, the term ‘Employer’ means any person, company, or other entity that is required to complete Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) including any individual with an E-Verify user account.

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