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| Blog | Posted By: hindtodaynews on:2/21/2012 9:03:47 AM |
USCIS Announces Expansion of E-Verify Self Check
Online Tool Now Available Throughout the United States
Feb. 9, 2012
ORLANDO, Fla.—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that Self Check, a free online service of E-Verify
that allows workers to check their own employment eligibility status,
is now available in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., Guam, Puerto Rico,
the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana
Islands. Launched in March 2011 by Secretary of Homeland Security Janet
Napolitano and USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas, today’s announcement
delivers on the goal of expanding Self Check nationally within one year.
“We are pleased to complete, ahead of schedule, our expansion of this
important tool for employees,” said USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas
during a press conference at the agency’s field office in Orlando, Fla.
“Since our initial launch in March, approximately 67,000 people have
used Self Check and we anticipate that participation will dramatically
increase with service now available to individuals across the country.”
Self Check was developed through a partnership between the Department
of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA)
to provide individuals a tool to check their own employment eligibility
status, as well as guidance on how to correct their DHS and SSA records.
It is the first online E-Verify service offered directly to workers.
Available in English and Spanish, Self Check enables individuals to
enter the same information into Self Check that employers enter into
E-Verify.
Since the program’s inception, thousands of individuals have used Self
Check, available in English and Spanish, to access their federal
employment eligibility records and for guidance on how to correct
potential record discrepancies prior to the hiring process.
In August 2011, Self Check became a bi-lingual service available to
users in both English and Spanish, broadening the scope of the program
to members of our U.S. workforce who are more comfortable reading
Spanish-language materials.
For more information on Self Check, please visit www.uscis.gov/selfcheck.
Point to ponder -
How India is dealing with illegal immigration ?- BSF people at Bangladesh border are taking bribe and opening the gate.
- Mamta and CPM have no problem as they become their vote bank.
- 2.3Lakh crore debt by CPM is one such example where illegal immigrants are eligible for Below Poverty Line services meant for our Citizens.
- P.Chidambaram has given strict instruction to BSF - not to fire at illegals if they jump fence; after catching just politely request them to go back to their country.
- IMDT act in Assam - The Act was pushed through mainly on the grounds that it provided
special protections against undue harassment to the “minorities” that
were affected by the Assam Agitation; if a citizen informs police about an illegal, the burden of proof is lies with the informer. How can some one show proof about an illegal neighbor, unless police interrogate him ? Thanks to our Congress Party's infinity wisdom.
- Chidambaram's fencing and citizen ID projects are incomplete.