{"id":10630,"date":"2025-10-10T07:22:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T12:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=10630"},"modified":"2026-06-24T07:04:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T12:04:29","slug":"e-verify-is-back-online","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/immigration\/e-verify-is-back-online\/","title":{"rendered":"E-Verify is back online"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b5fc8583 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:25px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7fc3d43a 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operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The web-based program, which allows participating employers to electronically verify the information provided by employees on the Form I-9, was shut down last week as a result of the government shutdown that started October 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">In new guidance posted yesterday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-verify.gov\/\">E-Verify<\/a> said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-brightmine-list-item-spacing-small\">\n<li class=\"\">Employers that participate in E-Verify must create an E-Verify case by Tuesday, October 14, for each employee hired while E-Verify was not available.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Employers that had an employee who received a mismatch and notified the employer of their intention to contest it must revise the Referral Date Confirmation through one of three methods.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Any calendar day when E-Verify was unavailable will not count toward any of the federal contractor deadlines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">E-Verify was not available during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/government-shutdown-2025\/\">shutdown<\/a> because of the lapse in Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations and because its statutory authority was not renewed. The source of funding under which E-Verify has resumed operations is not clear, so it is possible there will be outages again if the shutdown continues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column lnrs-hide-block-on-mobile is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--secondary-gray);border-left-width:2px;padding-left:10px;flex-basis:30%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-container-1 is-position-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a2154df2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-left:10px\">\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"\">Share<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"addtoany_shortcode\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_28 addtoany_list\" data-a2a-url=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/immigration\/e-verify-is-back-online\/\" data-a2a-title=\"E-Verify is back online\"><a class=\"a2a_button_linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brightmine.com%2Fus%2Fresources%2Fhr-compliance%2Fimmigration%2Fe-verify-is-back-online%2F&amp;linkname=E-Verify%20is%20back%20online\" title=\"LinkedIn\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_x\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/x?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brightmine.com%2Fus%2Fresources%2Fhr-compliance%2Fimmigration%2Fe-verify-is-back-online%2F&amp;linkname=E-Verify%20is%20back%20online\" title=\"X\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brightmine.com%2Fus%2Fresources%2Fhr-compliance%2Fimmigration%2Fe-verify-is-back-online%2F&amp;linkname=E-Verify%20is%20back%20online\" title=\"Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_email\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brightmine.com%2Fus%2Fresources%2Fhr-compliance%2Fimmigration%2Fe-verify-is-back-online%2F&amp;linkname=E-Verify%20is%20back%20online\" title=\"Email\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cararra-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-cararra-gray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-avatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/18075013\/michael-cardman-150x150.webp\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/18075013\/michael-cardman-300x300.webp 2x\" alt=\"Michael Cardman\" class=\"avatar avatar-96 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-96 alignnone photo wp-block-avatar__image\" \/ style=\"border-top-left-radius:500px; 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