Immigration News - United States E-Verify updated with three new features Share this article LinkedIn Facebook X (Twitter) June 27, 2014 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has added three new features to the E-Verify system. E-Verify is a USCIS program that participating employers can use to verify an employee’s identity and employment eligibility. The program compares information from the employee’s Form I-9 against the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security databases. The three enhancements are: E-Verify now alerts users when a case contains the same Social Security Number as an existing case previously entered within the last 30 days. This will help employers identify and correct duplicate queries early on. When passwords have expired, users are now prompted to confirm or update their email and phone number when updating their passwords. This feature will help keep user contact information updated. “Further Action Notices” for web service users are no longer pre-populated and therefore are easier to fill in. USCIS announced the enhancements June 23 and created an E-Verify Enhancements page for more information. BAL Analysis: The new features are intended to make the E-Verify system more user-friendly and efficient. Copyright © 2016 Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP. All rights reserved. Reprinting or digital redistribution to the public is permitted only with the express written permission of Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP. For inquiries please contact copyright@bal.com.