Photo Matching

Photo matching occurs while a case is being created in E-Verify.

It prompts users to compare an employee’s List A photo document presented for Form I-9 with a photo displayed on the E-Verify screen. This helps ensure that the document provided matches records available to DHS.

The photo matching step happens automatically when you create a case for an employee who has presented a U.S. Passport, Passport Card, Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551), or Employment Authorization Document (Form I-766) for Form I-9 completion. If the employee’s Form I-9 information matches records available to DHS, E-Verify displays the employee’s photo from the document presented.

Matching photos is easy—compare the photo displayed by E-Verify to the photo on the employee’s actual document or a copy of the employee’s document and determine if the photos are reasonably identical. The photos should be identical with only minor variations in shading and detail between the two photos based upon the age and wear of the employee’s document and the quality of your computer monitor.

A watermark has been added to the photo displayed in E-Verify to prevent unauthorized use. The photo on the document presented by the employee will not have a watermark. Absence of a watermark on the document photo does not mean that it is not authentic.

Do not compare the photo displayed by E-Verify to the actual employee. Account for minor variations in shading and detail between the two photos, and select Yes or No. If ”No Photo on this Document” displays, select Yes.

Note: If No is selected here, then a DHS Tentative Nonconfirmation will be the result.

After a selection is made, one of the following case results will appear:

  • Employment Authorized
  • DHS Tentative Nonconfirmation

Each case result requires different actions or steps to continue or close the case.