DHS Extends E-Verify+ Data Collection Without Alterations
Published Date: 5/18/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Homeland Security is keeping the E-Verify+ info collection going without any changes. This affects employers and workers who use E-Verify+ to confirm work eligibility, with no new costs or extra paperwork. You’ve got until July 17, 2026, to share your thoughts on this extension!
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 1 mixed.
Aggregate Burden and No Monetary Cost
USCIS estimates the total annual hour burden for E-Verify+ is 5,955,966 hours, and the total annual monetary cost burden is estimated at $0 because participation is voluntary and existing requirements are covered by other approved collections.
Employee Time Burden Quantified
USCIS estimates employee respondents include 11,668,584 for new user account creation at 0.17 hours per response and 13,231,050 for employment eligibility verification at 0.08 hours per response. These are the estimated time burdens employees will continue to spend when using E-Verify+.
Employer & Recordkeeping Time Burden
USCIS estimates 189,015 employer/recruiter/referrer respondents at 0.05 hours per response and 13,248,648 respondents for recordkeeping and audits at 0.17 hours per response. These are the continuing time burdens on employers, recruiters, state employment agencies, and others who support E-Verify+.
E-Verify+ Continues; No New Costs
USCIS is extending the E-Verify+ information collection without any changes. The program remains voluntary, will not impose any new monetary costs or extra paperwork, and continues to be used by employers and employees to confirm work eligibility.
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