Overview[]
E-Verify is an Internet-based service through which an employer, using information reported on an employee's Form I-9, confirms an employee's eligibility of their newly hired employees to work in the United States. The program is administered by the Department of Homeland Security.
Enrollment in the E-Verify program is voluntary for most employers, but mandatory for some, such as employers with Federal contracts or subcontracts that contain the Federal Acquisition Regulation E-Verify clause, and employers in certain states that have legislation that mandates the use of E-Verify for some or all employers.