Is E-Verification of the employee needed for STEM OPT?

[Gabrielle Mitchell]

Hi all,

I am an international student working with a company on OPT. When I was hired, the company was not enrolled in the e-verify program.

The company has recently enrolled into The e-verify program and I'd like to seek a STEM OPT extension.

Do I, as an employee, have to be verified in the E-Verify system by the company for my STEM OPT application to be approved? (Is that needed in addition to the company being enrolled in e-verify program?)

If so — since, I'm an existing employee — how can the company go about e-verifying me?

 

[flyingron]

Any employer needs to verify the employee's authorization to work. Provided you have a valid OPT authorization, why are you worked up about eVerify?

If your OPT expires without being extended, you have to stop working. This isn't the "How can I break the law and get away with it forum." We can't advise you on that.