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Each year, E-Verify scores far above the average for customer satisfaction. This year, E-Verify’s customer satisfaction index score even moved a point higher to 87; that’s 23 points above the government average. We are proud that our customers love using E-Verify. View the findings of the 2014 Annual Customer Satisfaction Survey (PDF) for more information.
The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended and redesignated the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for South Sudan for 18 months from May 3, 2016, through November 2, 2017. These actions allow eligible nationals of South Sudan (or persons without nationality who last habitually resided in South Sudan) to register or re-register for TPS in accordance with the notice published in the Federal Register.
The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Sudan for an additional 18 months, from Nov. 3, 2014 through May 2, 2016. The extension allows current TPS beneficiaries of Sudan 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 Sudan for six months, through May 2, 2015.
On November 10, 2015, The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Verification and Documentation Liaison Committee met with the USCIS Verification Division and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations in Washington, DC. USCIS officials responded to questions submitted by AILA representatives on a variety of E-Verify and Form I-9 related topics, including name discrepancies, E-Verify Tentative Nonconfirmation (TNC) notification requirements, and remote hires.
On February 29, I-9 Central, E-Verify and myE-Verify became mobile responsive. Now, these websites will automatically adjust to any device screen size. E-Verify employers can also enjoy a new user experience that makes it easier to create and view cases on the go or in their office.
The 45th edition of the E-Verify Connection newsletter (PDF) is here and includes articles about our refreshed Employee Rights quiz, Interface Control Agreement 29 updates, and provides reminders on unrestricted Social Security Card use. Subscribe to our newsletter and stay connected.
Employees should know their rights as well as their employer’s responsibilities in the employment eligibility verification process. Our new and improved Employee Rights webinar uses real-life scenarios, plain language, appealing infographics and other visuals. Also, experts from USCIS and the Department of Justice, Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices will be live to discrimination and other related employment eligibility verification questions. Space is limited!
Have you seen the new Employee Rights Toolkit? We added a new topic to E-Verify Listens just for you to tell us how we can make it even better for employees, employers and workforce organizations. Visit E-Verify Listens by January 31 to share ideas that we might in the next update version of the E-Verify Employee Rights Toolkit.
Employers may designate an authorized representative to fill out Forms I-9 on behalf of their company, including personnel officers, foremen, agents or notary public. The Department of Homeland Security does not require the authorized representative to have specific agreements or other documentation for Form I-9 purposes. If an authorized representative fills out Form I-9 on behalf on the employer, the employer is still liable for any violations in connection with the form or the verification process.
DHS announced the Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record, processing for refugees has been automated. A computer-generated Form I-94 print out presented by a refugee without a stamp is an acceptable receipt for Form I-9. In most cases, refugees will no longer receive the paper I-94 but can obtain a copy of their I-94 record online from “Get I-94 Information”. Click here for more details and the Form I-9 processing instructions for employers and for refugees.