Now that the federal government's most recent shutdown has ended and E-Verify has resumed operations, employers registered with E-Verify must create cases in E-Verify for all employees hired during the shutdown.  The deadline to create these cases is February 11, 2019. 

E-Verify employers must use the hire date from the employee’s Form I-9 when creating the E-Verify case. If the case creation date is more than three days following the date the employee began working for pay, select “Other” from the drop-down list and enter “E-Verify Not Available” as the specific reason.

USCIS has indicated that employers may experience longer-than-usual processing times as USCIS works through a large volume of accumulated cases. You may receive a response that they are working on your submission. 

If you receive a Tentative Nonconfirmation or have any questions about E-Verify, please do not hesitate to contact us.  

This alert is for informational purposes only.  Please contact us if you would like to discuss this development further.