E-Verify®
The City of Marietta participates in E-Verify®, an Internet-based system that allows businesses to determine the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States.
User identification number: 48936
Date of authorization: August 7, 2007
User identification number: 48936
Date of authorization: August 7, 2007
E-Verify® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
What is E-Verify®?
E-Verify® is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment eligibility.E-Verify® & Form I-9
Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, is the key element of E-Verify®'s Internet-based employment eligibility verification. E-Verify® compares information the employer enters from Form I-9 to records available to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This electronic verification confirms an employee's identity and eligibility to work in the United States.E-Verify® Contractor Requirements
Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 13-10-91) requires all businesses that contract with a public employer for labor or services by bid or by contract in which the labor or services exceed $2499.99 to sign an affidavit attesting that they are registered for and use E-Verify® unless:- The contractor has no employees (in which case they must present an approved state issued identification card/drivers' license from the list of States Compliant with the Immigration Verification Requirement of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011 as provided on the Georgia Attorney General's website)
- The contract is with an individual licensed under Title 26, Title 43, or the State Bar of Georgia who is in good standing and that individual is performing that service. Anyone your business subcontracts with for labor and services, as well as the subcontractors of your subcontractors, in furtherance of that contract is also subject to this requirement.
Download the E-Verify® Contractor, Subcontractor, and Sub-subcontractor Affidavits:
E-Verify® Private Employer Requirements
Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 36-60-6) requires all businesses with more than 10 employees that are seeking an occupation tax certificate/business license or other document required to operate a business with a county or city to sign an affidavit attesting that they are registered for and use E-Verify®. Businesses with 10 or fewer employees are required to sign an affidavit attesting that they are exempt from this requirement.Once a business has provided this affidavit to the county or city, all subsequent renewals can be provided with the submission of the E-Verify® number, as long as it is the same number as provided on the affidavit, or assertion that your business is exempt. The county or city will provide the format in which renewal information is collected.
Sign up by visiting the E-Verify® website.
Verifying Lawful Presence
Additionally, Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 50-36-1) requires every agency or political subdivision to verify the lawful presence in the United States of any applicant for public benefits. A business license or registration is defined as a public benefit under the law. Every applicant for a business license with the City of Marietta must file an O.C.G.A. § 50-36-1 (e)(2) Affidavit and submit at least one secure and verifiable document to satisfy this requirement.
Affidavits & Documents
Download the required affidavits and list of secure and verifiable documents: