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I am a small business owner, How do I check if somebody is in the U.S legally or not?

Hi, I really appreciate your time taken. thankyou for answering. Let me explain this requirement. Considering current economic situations and the highly specialized nature of the Job i need to get done, there is No way in Hell, the government going to know if I hire this person or not to do a certain work for me. I am basically hiring him as a contract employee, and it is all by word. He trusts me, i trust him. I pay him cash x amount at the completion of the work. It involves a LOT of highly skilled programming. There is NOBODY else i could find after months of interview and job search who is skilled enough. This is Completely off the books, I put an ad, and he called me on my cell, and he is qualified to do the job upon interviewing him. The work takes about 2 months. My business is very small. less than 4 employees including myself. NObody in the world is going to know if I hire this person. Now, I dont care where he is from or what he is, or what color he is, as long as the job is done and he is terribly good at it. That being said, I really would like to ask this question. How would I know what is the nationality of a person? How can I check if he is legally in the U.S. or not? I am not going to call the authorities on him. Frankly, I don't care if he is here illegally, and only wishes good for him, and want the best for him. But is there a way to check? Without asking him. I have his full correct name and copy of the front page his passport, with number, DoB,country etc. I feel and I know Everything he told me is honest except his legal status. Please help advise me. Mine is a very VERY small business. THank you. P.S. please don't give any political or racial rants here. I respect this person and his past life. I am not going to call the USCIS, OR any police OR ICE to check if he is legal. If that is your answer, please don't comment. I have is full correct name and nationality with passport details. I do not want to go to hell for screwing over a young man who is only trying to survive in this world. There will be no other contracts. This is a one time deal, and I found the perfect man suitable for the job. All I need to check is if he is legally present here or not. Ok. Let me make my q clear. No, I really don't care if he is legal or not. I only wish to know to check.

Public Comments

You can always make it a condition of your next contract to prove US citizenship.
Then hire him and don't worry about it. Lock up your valuables and update your will. Why can't you use E-verify like everybody else? first you say you want to know if he is illegal and they you say you don't care - how can anyone answer this if your question keeps changing. Please let me know what you business is so I can boycott it.
If he is legally allowed to live and work in the US, he will have documentation to prove it. A green card, a stamp in his passport or other visa paperwork as well as a social security number that has no caveats on it (i.e. an ssn that isn't valid for work will say so on the card). Other than asking him to produce those documents, there is no other way unless you're willing to contact the authorities or use the e-verify system. BTW, you should care if he's illegal. You could face civil and criminal penalties and be fined up to $2000 per undocumented worker - at least, on the first offense.
1 to 5 Name/SSN Requests Call our toll-free number for employers, 1-800-772-6270 or the general SSA number at 1-800-772-1213. Both numbers are open for service weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. You must have the following information for each verification request. Social Security Number Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial Date of Birth (MMDDYYYY) Gender Code (M-Male; F-Female
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=75bce2e261405110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=75bce2e261405110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD By the ways, have you heard about that "Big Brother is watching?"