Why Use E-Verify Even If It’s Not Required
Summary
For many years there has been speculation that this would become a nationally mandated program, however, as of this writing only 23 states require employers (in some capacity) to utilize E-Verify. The program is widely utilized by businesses due to being user friendly and providing relatively fast results to employers, but there are five additional reasons why to use E-Verify even if it’s not required. In the event of an audit by federal immigration officials, an employer’s willingness to use the free E-Verify program proactively may provide them with a certain level of protection. This convenience not only saves the minutes of time it would take to retype all the information but can also help cut down on the number of human errors that can happen when manually transferring data from the Form I-9 to the E-Verify fields. Citizenship and Immigration Services offers a wide spectrum of resources on E-Verify including user guides, webinars, and other presentations.