Beginning on July 31, 2017, Arizona, Maryland and Wyoming became the latest states to join the Records and Information from DMVs for E-Verify (RIDE) program at USCIS.
According to USCIS, “driver’s licenses and ID cards account for nearly 80 percent of the documents used as proof of identity by employees for E-Verify. The Records and Information from DMVs for E-Verify (RIDE) initiative is an enhancement to the E-Verify program that verifies the validity of driver’s license and ID card information by matching the data entered by employers against participating state motor vehicle department records. RIDE enables two-part verification by validating the information on select identity documents in addition to the existing employment authorization check.”
Arizona, Maryland and Wyoming join Wisconsin, North Dakota, Mississippi, Florida, Idaho, Iowa and Nebraska in this initiative.
Read the fact sheets for all states here: Driver’s License Verification RIDE | USCIS, and the fact sheets for those new states at these links: