Lone Star College is an E-Verify Employer

According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment eligibility. The program was authorized by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA). In short, employers submit information taken from a new hire's Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification Form) through E-Verify to the Social Security Administration and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to determine whether the information matches government records and whether the new hire is authorized to work in the United States. 

E-Verify is administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, USCIS, Verification Division, and the Social Security Administration. The USCIS Verification Division is dedicated to providing program support, administering unparalleled customer service to both employers and workers, developing innovative technological solutions, and performing community outreach to further the mission of E-Verify. By extension, we facilitate federal agency and employer compliance with U.S. immigration law.

How E-Verify Works

The employer enters the employee’s information from Form I-9 into E-Verify and submits the information to create a case. E-Verify compares the information to records available to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including:

• U.S. passport and visa information
• Immigration and naturalization records
• State-issued driver’s licenses and identity document information
• Social Security Administration records

For more information, visit the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services E-Verify Website.