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It doesn’t matter if you’re an employee or a job seeker, anyone in the U.S. aged 16 years or older can use Self Check to confirm his or her employment eligibility. Visitors to www.uscis.gov/mye-verify can also access the myResources section to learn more about employee rights. You do not need to open a myE-Verify account to use Self Check or to access the myResources section.
USCIS has released myE-Verify in Spanish and has added two new features for workers and job seekers
The Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Guinea, Liberia and
The E-Verify Connection is an e-newsletter for all employers and employees. The April issue (PDF) has useful information about Acceptable Documents, proper completion of the optional email field in Section 1 and other topics related to employment eligibility verification.
On October 23 E-Verify announced the following three new enhancements that make E-Verify more user friendly:
The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Honduras and Nicaragua for 18 months, from July 6, 2016 through January 5, 2018. The extension allows current TPS beneficiaries of Honduras and Nicaragua to re-register for TPS in accordance with the Federal Register notice. DHS has also automatically extended the validity of Employment Authorization Documents issued under the TPS designation of Honduras and Nicaragua for six months, through January 5, 2017.
USCIS recently changed the appearance of certain Permanent Resident Cards (Form I-551), also known as green cards. An increasing number of green cards are being issued with the words “Signature Waived” in place of the lawful permanent resident’s actual signature. Read the USCIS Web Alert for more information.
DHS published the Improving and Expanding Training Opportunities for F-1 Nonimmigrant Students with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Degrees and Cap-Gap Relief for All Eligible F-1 Students final rule. This rule replaces the existing 2008 STEM optional practical training (OPT) interim final rule and is effective May 10, 2016.
E-Verify Connection is an e-newsletter for all employers. The February issue of E-Verify Connection (PDF) has useful information on Form I-9 processing and other topics related to employment eligibility verification.
On September 3, 2015, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the designation of Yemen for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months effective September 3, 2015, through March 3, 2017.