E-Verify+ form extended: no changes, just more time
Published Date: 8/19/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Homeland Security is keeping the E-Verify+ form just as it is and asking the public for feedback until September 18, 2026. This affects employers and workers who use E-Verify+ to confirm work eligibility, with no changes to the form or extra costs. They’re simply extending the approval to keep things running smoothly without any new paperwork hassles.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Estimated Time Burden for Respondents
USCIS estimates the annual respondent counts and time per response for E-Verify+: 189,015 employers/recruiters at 0.05 hours each; 11,668,584 employees (new account creation) at 0.17 hours each; 13,231,050 employee verifications at 0.08 hours each; and 13,248,648 recordkeeping/audit responses at 0.17 hours each. The agency totals those to an estimated 5,955,966 annual hours across respondents.
E-Verify+ Continued As-Is
USCIS is extending approval of the E-Verify+ information collection without changing the form or adding new requirements. You (employers and workers who use E-Verify+) will continue to use the same process, it is voluntary, and the agency estimates no annual monetary cost ($0) for the collection.
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