E-Verify Self Check

The E-Verify Self Check is a free web-based service that can be used by a US-based worker to check on his or her employment eligibility. This is part of E-Verify, which is a program by the Department of Homeland Security in conjunction with the Social Security Administration. Unlike the beginning stages of the E-Verify program, the Self Check option is more for the employee rather than the employer, in that it is the first service offered directly to them by the E-Verify program. It gives the worker access to their eligibility to work, and gain knowledge about any inconsistencies that they may wish to correct either with the DHS or Social Security Administration.

The Self Check is described as a response to Congressional requests to provide a service in which the U.S. worker could verify their own eligibility status. As of March 21, 2011, this service is available to those who maintain residence and are physically located in Arizona, Idaho, Colorado, Mississippi, Virginia, or the District of Columbia. It shall be expanded to other states in the coming months.

The steps in using Self Check are as follows:

• Click on this Self Check link
• Enter to basic identifying information such as your name, address, birthday, and social security number
• You would answer security assurance questions provided by a third party identity assurance service
• Provide possible eligibility information including immigration documents, citizenship, work permit information etc.
• A response is provided almost instantly on whether your employment is authorized or if there is a mismatch

With regards to privacy, it should be noted by employees using this service that the information they provide to Self Check is never shared with any employer.

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