The E-Verify Self Check program is now being offered in Spanish in 16 additional states. Originally, the program, which launched in March, was only offered in Spanish in five states and the District of Columbia.

The added states include California, Texas, Louisiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, South Carolina, Ohio, Utah, Washington, Minnesota, New Jersey, Nevada, and Missouri.

Employers use E-Verity to validate workers’ Form 1-9s and eligibility to work in the United States. The Self Check program allows workers to check their employment status online through the USCIS and Social Security Administration.

USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas said of the expansion, “By offering Self Check to Spanish speakers and making services more widely available, USCIS makes good on a promise to streamline and protect the integrity of the E-Verify process for employees and employers alike.”

If you or someone you know would like to learn more about becoming certified to work in the United States, contact the Orange County labor certification lawyers of Garg & Associates, P.C. at 949-540-6704 to speak with one of our experienced immigration attorneys.

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that immigrant workers and prospective workers in 5 states and the District of Columbia will be able to check their immigration status online.  The program is called E-Verify Self Check and identifies if a worker’s information has been correctly recorded with the government or if there have been any errors.

According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, workers who are said to be ineligible to work by E-Verify have 8 days to clear up any issues.  Currently, the program is available to people in Arizona, Virginia, Colorado, Mississippi, Idaho, and Washington D.C.  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security hopes to have the program expanded to all states in 12 months.

If you are looking to become certified to work in the United States, contact the Orange County labor certification lawyers of Garg & Associates P.C. at 949-540-6704 to learn more about how we can help you.

Last month, a Florida woman was indicted for creating and handing out fake visas and other falsified immigration documents.  Flavia Marichal, a notary and paralegal running her own immigrations consultation business in Naples, Florida, was arrested and released from jail with a $400,000 bond.

Marichal reportedly filed the false documents with the Department of Labor and Customs & Immigrations saying that the workers were getting jobs at Hotel Escalante in Collier County.  In actuality, the hotel knew nothing of Marichal or the workers for whom she was trying to obtain worker’s visas and labor certifications.  Marichal obtained information on the workers and created the falsified documents by placing an ad in the newspaper for job openings at the hotel.

To discuss obtaining a work visa or labor certification with a professional Orange County labor certification attorney, contact Garg & Associates P.C. at 949-540-6704 today.