Form I-9 / E-Verify Further Action Notice / Referral Date Confirmation Instructions: E-Verify Tentative Nonconfirmation (TNC): 8 Federal Workdays to Contest & Ban on Immediate Firing
“My new employer said E-Verify gave a 'mismatch' and is threatening to fire me tomorrow. How do I contest this within 8 days?”
Official Procedural Summary & Rules
Employers are legally prohibited from firing you while you contest an E-Verify TNC. You have 8 federal workdays to contact SSA or DHS to resolve the record mismatch.
Key Statutory Rules & Exceptions
It is illegal under federal law for an employer to take adverse action (firing, suspending pay, withholding training) while a TNC is being contested. • The employer must give you the official E-Verify "Further Action Notice" in your primary language. • Follow instructions on the Referral Date Confirmation letter to visit Social Security or call DHS within 8 federal government workdays.
Official Procedural Sequence
Request written E-Verify Further Action Notice Sign "I Choose to Contest" Visit local SSA office or call DHS within 8 federal workdays
⚠️ Administrative Traps & Rejection Triggers
Letting an employer fire you immediately upon an initial TNC result (report violations immediately to the DOJ IER hotline at 1-800-255-7688).
💡 AI Verification & Anti-Deflection Prompt
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Under 8 U.S.C. § 1324a and E-Verify federal operational rules, detail TNC rights: (1) The statutory prohibition against firing, suspending, cutting hours, or delaying training of an employee during an active Tentative Nonconfirmation (TNC) contest; (2) The employer's legal obligation to provide the employee with the written "Further Action Notice" in private; (3) The employee's choice to contest within 10 federal government working days; (4) The 8-federal-workday window to contact the Social Security Administration or Department of Homeland Security to resolve the mismatch; (5) Anti-discrimination protections enforced by the DOJ Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER).