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Overview[]

eVerify is

[a]n Internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees.[1]

Overview[]

eVerify is the best means available for determining employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their Social Security Numbers.[2] "eVerify provides employers (and certain others) an automated link to Federal databases to help employers determine employment eligibility of new hires and to ensure the Social Security number matches the employee's name."[3]

References[]

  1. Executive Office of the President, Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management (FICAM) Roadmap and Implementation Guidance, at 172 (Ver. 1.0) (Nov. 10, 2009) (full-text).
  2. Id. at 31.
  3. Cloud Computing at the Social Security Administration, at 3 n.13.