E-Verify Enhancements for Unrestricted Social Security Number and Card

E-Verify sent this bulletin at 09/17/2019 02:58 PM EDTOn Sept. 17, E-Verify deployed the following enhancements to reinforce requirements for Form I-9 and E-Verify:

  • Updated field name: The field name for the Social Security number has changed to “Unrestricted
  • Social Security Number.” The field name previously said “Social Security Number.”




  • New helper text: E-Verify added new helper text to the Unrestricted Social Security Number field to describe which Social Security Card is acceptable for E-Verify use.




  • Updated List C choices: The List C drop-down list now says “Unrestricted Social Security Card.”


As a reminder, only unrestricted Social Security Cards are acceptable for Form I-9 and E-Verify. If the card has one of the following restrictions, you should ask the employee to provide a different document showing work authorization:



    • NOT VALID FOR EMPLOYMENT
    • VALID FOR WORK ONLY WITH INS AUTHORIZATION
    • VALID FOR WORK ONLY WITH DHS AUTHORIZATION