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TENTATIVE NONCONFIRMATION (TNC) OVERVIEW

Your employer may inform you that your E-Verify case received a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) Tentative Nonconfirmation (TNC) case result. A DHS or SSA TNC means that the information your employer entered in E-Verify from your Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, did not match records available to DHS or SSA. A DHS or SSA TNC case result does not necessarily mean that you are not authorized to work in the United States.

E-Verify Tentative Nonconfirmation Overview: Step 1 - Receive TNC Notification: Employer reviews the Further Action Notice with the employee. Step 2 – Decide whether to contest: If the employee decides to contest the TNC, the Further Action Notice will explain the next steps. Step 3 – Contact DHS or SSA: the employee has eight federal working days to contact SSA or DHS.

An SSA TNC may occur if:

Your citizenship or immigration status was not updated with SSA.
You did not report your name change to SSA.
Your name, Social Security number, or date of birth is incorrect in SSA records.
Your SSA records contain another type of mismatch.
Your employer did not enter your information correctly.

A DHS TNC may occur if:

Your name, Alien Registration Number (A-Number), Form I-94 (Arrival-Departure Record) number, and/or foreign passport number are incorrect in DHS records.
Your U.S. passport, passport card, driver’s license, foreign passport, or state ID card information could not be verified.
Your information was not updated in DHS records.
Your citizenship or immigration status changed.
Your record contains another type of error.
Your employer did not enter your information correctly.

Last Updated Date:

04/10/2018