Two items to report.
- E-Verify enhancements have arrived.
- The E-Verify Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) are being updated and new additions added.
What are the enhancements I’m talking about?
- E-Verify will now support Internet Explorer (version 6.0 and above) as well as three new browser types — Firefox, Chrome and Safari. Check the USCIS site for version requirements.
- A new Quick Audit Report will allow companies to report their E-Verify activity to federal, state or local government entities when required. The Excel report displays case data, but does not include sensitive employee information such as Social Security numbers or document numbers.
- New fields will help to reduce instances of tentative non-confirmations (TNCs) for employees who provide a foreign passport. If an employee provides a foreign passport, you should: (i) record the country of issuance and foreign passport number on the Form I-9; and, (ii) enter the information when creating an E-Verify case.
- For Corporate Administrators there will be a new Web-based tutorial instead of the live webinar training previously required. A new E-Verify User Manual for Corporate Administrators is now available from the “View User Manual” link under My Resources in the left-hand navigation menu.
Regarding the MOUs, here’s the scoop:
- The Department of Homeland Security, USCIS, is accepting public comments until November 13, 2012 on six E-Verify MOUs.
- There are six E-Verify MOUs and all can be found on regulations.gov’s Docket Folder Summary. They are the E-Verify MOU for Employer Agents, MOU for Employers, MOU for Employers Using an E-Verify Agent, MOU for Employers Using a Web Services E-Verify Employer Agent (new), MOU for Web Services E-Verify Employer Agents and Software Developers (new) and the MOU for Web Services Employer (new).