On October 9, 2025, E-Verify announced that it has resumed operations during the federal government shutdown. The announcement includes instructions for employers who hired foreign employees while E-Verify was temporarily not available, tips on how to handle tentative nonconfirmations (mismatches), and federal contractor deadlines and how to count days when E-Verify was unavailable. It also includes instructions for employees with traditional E-Verify cases or E-Verify+ cases.
The announcement notes that employers who participate in E‑Verify must create an E‑Verify case by Tuesday, October 14, 2025, for each employee hired while E‑Verify was not available. E-Verify went down on October 1, 2025, in conjunction with the shutdown, and was back online without notice late on October 7, 2025.
