E-Verify vs Verifi-9

E-Verify is a free web service that lets enrolled employers electronically check newly hired employees’ eligibility to work in the United States. It compares information from Form I-9 with records available to DHS and/or SSA. Employers can enroll through Employer, E-Verify Employer Agent, Corporate Administrator, or Web Services access; the Web Services route requires the employer or agent to develop software to create and manage cases. Photo matching asks users to compare an image on certain Form I-9 documents with one shown in E-Verify. The system also flags cases needing closure, new case updates, and work authorization documents nearing expiration. E-Verify+ lets participating employers and new hires work together electronically on Form I-9 and the verification process. Access uses Login.gov, including multifactor authentication, and employers are directed to protect employees’ personally identifiable information. Company enrollment must be completed in one session because progress cannot be saved. Enrolled employers can register any number of users to create cases. A tentative nonconfirmation is not necessarily a finding that an employee is unauthorized; employers must notify the employee and follow the referral process. The service was founded in 1996.

Verifi-9 is an electronic platform for completing, storing, and updating Form I-9 in line with the M-274 Employer Handbook. It is mobile-enabled and provides guided prompts, built-in logic, and real-time feedback on Android, iOS, and web. Standard features include e-signatures, alerts and reporting, audit support, Section 3 reverification, retention compliance, smart field validation, and support for citizenship statuses and visa types. VerifyToday says it is an Authorized DHS E-Verify Agent; the platform can submit cases, track results, and guide users on TNCs. Remote Section 2 workflows can name an authorized representative, accept document uploads by mobile camera, and support signatures by mouse, stylus, finger, or click-to-sign. Remedi-9 creates a tamper-evident audit trail with login, device or browser, field, signature, upload, change, timestamp, and IP details. Reunifi-9 can digitize paper and electronic I-9 records, track Section 2 document expirations, and send form-purge notifications. Pricing is available on request. The terms set an initial three-year term from go-live, with successive three-year renewals unless terminated under the agreement.