A new pilot program was launched today allowing people to run themselves through E-Verify and make sure the database has the correct information about them. For now, E-Verify Self-Check is available only to people in Arizona, Colorado, D.C., Idaho, Mississippi, and Virginia. If you live in one of those states, it’s definitely worth doing (the whole thing, including confirmation of my identity, took me maybe two minutes). The most common error I’m aware of is women who haven’t informed Social Security of their married names — something you certainly want to fix now, not when you’re 65.
It doesn't work in DC.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI just tried it. It doesn't work here in Idaho either.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseWhat doesn't work? I tried it in Virginia and it worked fine.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseInteresting........ Evidently, the military location where I work doesn't show to their computers as "physically located in Virginia." I'm interrogating them on why this is so.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI physically live here in Boise, Idaho.
For some reason I get a few steps into the e-verify self-check site, and then it brings up a stop sign with a hand in it, claiming I can't use the site because I don't live in one of the listed states.
How does it even KNOW where I'm physically located at this point? I hadn't entered ANY information at that point. Did it read some cookies on my computer? For some odd reason some sites e.g. MSNBC thinks I live in Washington state. My physical internet connection is via "Clear" Wi-Max service. Does it look up where Clear (Clearwire) has its corporate office (Kirkland WA)?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseTo follow-up (as eVerify finally answered my email):
My work computer showed as being located at the Network Operations Center, which is in another state. The eVerify folks have fixed that particular glitch by allowing you to proceed, based on your adress.
I did however find out that I have some wrong information out there (or I don't know which is the right information). One problem might be that I have separate mailing and physical addresses.
So, Mark, it isn't perfect, by any means. But, at least I know there is a mismatch out there for me.
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