This week, USCIS announced that it will expand the photo matching
portion of the E-Verify program to include U.S. passports and driver’s
license data. This change will be effective this September and will
give companies and organizations that use E-Verify the capability of
comparing photos from an individual’s U.S. passport with that stored in
the government’s online database during the I-9 verification process.
Currently, the capability to photo match only appears for foreign
nationals who show a recent version of their permanent resident card
(Form I-551) or Employment Authorization Document during the I-9 review
process. This new change will not be mandatory for E-Verify
participating employers.
