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If you use E-Verify, by when must you create a case for a new employee?

No later than the third business day after they start work for pay.

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  1. Before you make the job offer
  2. Within 90 days of hire
  3. By the third business day after they start ✔

Why: After Form I-9 is done, the employer creates an E-Verify case using the I-9 information, no later than the third business day after the employee starts work for pay.

Huh, didn't know that: If you miss the deadline by mistake, E-Verify says to create the case right away.

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Answer: By the third business day after they start. After Form I-9 is done, the employer creates an E-Verify case using the I-9 information, no later than the third business day after the employee starts work for pay.

  1. E-Verify User Manual 2.2 Create a Case www.e-verify.gov/e-verify-user-manual-20-initial-verification/22-create-a-case
    E-Verify cases must be created no later than the third business day after the employee starts work for pay.
    Checked 2026-10-11.
  2. E-Verify User Manual 1.1 Background and Overview www.e-verify.gov/e-verify-user-manual-10-introduction/11-background-and-overview
    a free, fast, secure and voluntary online service that allows individuals to confirm their own employment eligibility themselves
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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