E-Verify User Overview

E-Verify is an online employment eligibility verification system. It is operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with United States Social Security Administration (SSA). E-Verify allows businesses to check if their US- and foreign-born employees are eligible to work in the US.

E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from the employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification to the employee's records with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and with the Social Security Administration (SSA) records. The purpose of the E-Verify system is to confirm that the employee is authorized to work in the United States.