E-Verify (formerly known as the Basic Pilot/Employment Eligibility Verification Program) is an Internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees.
E-Verify works by allowing participating employers to electronically compare employee information taken from the I-9 Form against more than 425 million records in SSA's database and more than 60 million records in DHS' immigration databases. Results are returned within seconds.



E-Verify is mandatory for all government contractors and subcontractors. For all other employers it remains voluntary. (Some US States require it such as AZ and MS.)



E-Verify is the best means available for determining employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their Social Security Numbers. E-Verify virtually eliminates Social Security mismatch letters, improves the accuracy of wage and tax reporting, protects jobs for authorized U.S. workers, and helps U.S. employers maintain a legal workforce.



The earliest the employer may initiate a query is after an individual accepts an offer of employment and after the employee and employer complete the Form I-9. The employer must initiate the query no later than the end of three business days after the new hire's actual start date.

An employer may initiate the query before a new hire's actual start date; however, it may not pre-screen applicants and may not delay training or an actual start date based upon a tentative non-confirmation or a delay in the receipt of a confirmation of employment authorization. An employee should not face any adverse employment consequences based upon an employer's use of E-Verify unless a query results in a final non-confirmation. In addition, an employer cannot use an employment authorization response to speed up an employee's start date.



You can register for E-Verify at https://www.vis-dhs.com/EmployerRegistration, which provides instructions for completing the registration process.



iCIMS’ Talent Platform offers you the ability to request , route, complete and store new-hire I-9 Forms electronically, and then seamlessly integrates with the Department of Homeland Security's E-Verify system for employment eligibility verification. The E-Verify results are automatically returned to your back-end technology and tagged to the proper employee, simplifying the entire process. Additionally, iCIMS' Talent Platform comes equipped with a powerful three-tier Reporting Center that can easily generate reports on the results given by E-Verify. To learn more about how iCIMS and the Talent Platform can be set up to help your organization come into compliance with the new regulations, as well as help with other hiring management needs, please contact iCIMS at 1-800-889-4422 or take a look at an online virtual tour of iCIMS' Talent Platform at: http://www.icims.com/tour