FAQs on E-Verify

The National Conference of State Legislatures has published a document with frequently-asked questions about e-verify: http://www.ncsl.org/?tabid=13127.

The FAQs answer the following questions

• What is Basic Pilot/E-Verify?
• When and how was it created?
• When will E-Verify expire?
• How does E-Verify work?
• What is the current usage and capacity?
• How well does E-Verify work?
• How is it enforced?
• What is required of federal contractors?
• What states currently address the use of E-Verify?

Although the document purports to have been updated on June 30, 2009, some information is out-of-date, so be careful using it. For example, the FAQs say that the requirement for federal contractors to use e-verify has been "delayed until February 20." In fact, that delay is now September 8, 2009, as noted here and here.