E-Verify is an Internet-based system that allows enrolled employers to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States. E-Verify employers electronically verify the employment eligibility of newly hired employees by matching information provided by employees on the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9), against existing information accessed by the Verification Information System (VIS), a composite information system that checks the data entered by the employer against data from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Social Security Administration (SSA), the U.S. Department of State (DOS), and certain state Department of Motor Vehicle divisions. This Supporting Statement describes E-Verify enhancements that will assist E-Verify employers with preventing document fraud and with electronically verifying the employment authorization of employees with expiring temporary work authorization.
Employers create an E-Verify case by entering the information collected on Form I-9 into E-Verify. E-Verify then returns an initial case result. Over 98 percent of cases are returned as âEmployment Authorized.â A Tentative Nonconfirmation (TNC) may be issued if the information entered by the employer does not match government records during the initial electronic check. The employer must notify the employee when a TNC is received and advise the employee of his or her right to contest the TNC with the appropriate government agency (either SSA or DHS). If the employee chooses to contest the TNC, he or she must notify the employer. The employer is instructed to record the employeeâs decision to contest the TNC and refer the case in E-Verify. The employer must then provide the employee with a Referral Date Confirmation, which advises the employee that he/she has eight Federal Government workdays from the referral date to visit or call the appropriate agency to begin resolving the TNC.
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Pub.L. 104 - 208 401(b)
Name of Law: Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA)
Adjustments were made to include existing employees with expiring temporary work authorization. Previously, with the exception of certain Federal contractors, employers used E-Verify only for new hires. Employers would now use E-Verify for new hires and for reverification of existing employees with expiring temporary work authorization. This represents a 13,974 increase in the burden hours.
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Sharon Ryan 202 443-0198
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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
1615-0092 - E-Verify - Supporting Statement (c).docx
SORN.pdf
E-Verify Program