Background Check Basics

What is E-Verify?

Written by tammy | May 30, 2024 1:41:06 PM

What is E-Verify?

E-Verify is an online system created and operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security. Employers use E-Verify to determine their employees’ United States citizenship or right to work for a company in the United States. This ensures that employers uphold employment laws and don't get hit with legal repercussions or loss of business.

An Introduction to E-Verify

E-Verify compares the information an employee enters in their Form I-9, "Employment Eligibility Verification," to records from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration. E-Verify can provide results in as little as three to five seconds. Click here to read more. 

Do I Need to Use E-Verify?

In some states E-Verify is voluntary while other states require participation in E-Verify for some employers or all employers. Click here to read more.

What is an I-9 Form? Do I Need It?

Before you can run an employee through E-Verify, an I-9 form must be completed. The I-9 form also must be submitted to E-Verify no later than three business days after an employee begins working for pay. Click here to read more.

 

Electronic Form I-9 & E-Verify Management

NCS can help you comply with the law with our easy-to-use system that guides and stores new hire Form I-9s online and returns E-Verify results instantly. With paperless E-Verify from National Crime Search, the employment verification process has been made simpler, more efficient and more reliable.