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It doesn’t matter if you’re an employee or a job seeker, anyone in the U.S. aged 16 years or older can use Self Check to confirm his or her employment eligibility. Visitors to www.uscis.gov/mye-verify can also access the myResources section to learn more about employee rights. You do not need to open a myE-Verify account to use Self Check or to access the myResources section.
USCIS has released myE-Verify in Spanish and has added two new features for workers and job seekers
Citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and Palau, collectively known as the “Freely Associated States” are eligible to work in the U.S. indefinitely under the terms of their respective Compacts of Free Association with the United States.
The secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended and redesignated the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Syria for 18 months from Oct. 1, 2016, through March 31, 2018. The extension allows current TPS beneficiaries of Syria to re-register for TPS.
On Jan. 2, 2020, USCIS will dispose of E-Verify records that are more than 10 years old, which are those dated on or before Dec. 31, 2009. E-Verify employers have until Dec. 31, 2019, to download case information from the Historic Records Report if they want to retain information about these E-Verify cases.
Did you know USCIS Verification Division routinely meets with The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Verification and Documentation Liaison Committee and we post the meeting agenda to the USCIS Outreach website?
Twitter.com/EVerify gives you an easy way to receive useful information in a concise format. Twitter.com/EVerify is a new official source of Form I-9 and other employment eligibility verification alerts, updates and tips. Please follow us on Twitter.com/EVerify today and help spread the word to all employers.
On February 10, 2014, USCIS released three Form I-9 video vignettes to demonstrate how to properly complete each section of the Form I-9. View all three vignettes to gain knowledge about each data field, deadlines, reverification rules, and much more. Each vignette, in four minutes or less, walks the viewer through the key steps.
On September 25, 2014, USCIS published the first Form I-9 Webinar On-Demand. Now you can watch the free Form I-9 webinar at any time. Choose the chapters of your choice or watch the entire 22 minute video in one sitting. You will see how to complete Sections 1, 2 and 3, best practices and much more. It’s a great training tool.
Visit I-9 Central Resources to learn more and view other videos in the multi-media section.
The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended and redesignated the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Syria for 18 months from April 1, 2015 through Sept. 30, 2016. The extension allows current TPS beneficiaries of Syria to re-register for TPS. DHS has also automatically extended the validity of Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) issued under the TPS designation of Syria for six months, through Sept. 30, 2015.