DHS Begs Comments on E-Verify Paperwork Overhaul
Published Date: 9/10/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Employers Face Large E-Verify Paperwork Burden
If you run a business that uses E-Verify, the information collection revisions estimate 2,045,781 total annual hours of employer burden and $1,887,000 in annual cost. USCIS estimates 66,330 employer enrollments (2.26 hours each), 66,330 new-user trainings (1 hour each), 358,670 existing-user annual trainings (0.5 hours each), 119,557 terms-of-service trainings (0.55 hours each), 235,985 queries/initial cases (0.121 hours each), and 232,900 reverifications (0.06 hours each).
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