today announced the expansion of myE-Verify services nationwide. myE-Verify is a one-stop shop for employees to create and maintain secure personal accounts and access features for identity protection.
“Since its inception,
E-Verify has provided employees with valuable online tools and resources
regarding the employment eligibility verification process,” said USCIS Director
León Rodríguez. “myE-Verify signifies a significant step forward for added
transparency, features, and identity protection.”
myE-Verify gives workers
a free and secure way to participate in the E-Verify process by accessing
features dedicated for employees, including Self Check and the Employee Rights Toolkit. For added
security, individuals will have their identities verified through Self Check, in order to create a myE-Verify
account.
myE-Verify introduces
the following services now available nationwide:
·
myE-Verify
accounts – Allows employees and
job seekers to set up free and secure personal accounts to manage the use of
their information in E-Verify and Self Check.
·
Self
Lock – Allows
individuals to lock their social security numbers to prevent unauthorized or
fraudulent use within E-Verify. Users can proactively protect their identities
from being used by others to illegally gain employment. Self Lock is available
only to myE-Verify account holders.
·
myResources – A section of the myE-Verify site that
contains information in multi-media formats to educate employees about their
rights and the responsibilities of employers in the employment eligibility
verification process.
·
myE-Verify accounts and
Self Lock were previously released in 21 states and the District of Columbia.
USCIS plans to roll out additional myE-Verify services focused on employees and
job seekers in the future.
E-Verify is the free
web-based service from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security used by nearly
590,000 employers to verify the employment eligibility of persons they hire.
For more information on
E-Verify, visit the www.dhs.gov/E-Verify, or for myE-Verify visit http://www.uscis.gov/mye-verify. For more
information about USCIS and its programs, please visit www.uscis.gov
