On March 21, 2011, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the launch of E-Verify Self Check.  As previously reported by J&H, the program rule was proposed in February 2011.

USCIS is releasing the E-Verify Self Check service in phases.  The service is currently offered only to users that maintain an address and are physically located in Arizona, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Idaho, Mississippi, or Virginia. 

The program enables individuals to verify their work authorization prior to employment, facilitating correction of potential errors in federal databases that support the E- Verify system. Using Self Check, individuals will first provide information to establish identity and work authorization – both of which are provided as part of the I-9 employment verification process. The idea behind the Self Check system is to allow individuals to ensure that the government databases are current before their information is submitted to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) through an employer's E-Verify process (for those employers enrolled in E-Verify). If the information provided fails to match up with the government databases, then individuals will be directed to the appropriate agency to correct their records. Individuals cannot be required to use E-Verify Self Check to prove work authorization.

For more information, see http://www.dhs.gov/ynews/releases/pr_1300711524714.shtm and http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify

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