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Employment Eligibility Verification

All new employees must have a Form I-9, E-Verify and Criminal Background Check completed before starting their first day of work.

Form I-9 & E-Verify

Form I-9 is a United States Citizenship and Immigration Services form. It is used to verify the identity and legal authorization to work of all paid employees in the United States, and its use was mandated by the sImmigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

E-Verify is a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Indiana state law requires IU participates in E-Verify to confirm a new employee’s eligibility to work in the United States.

Learn more about Form I-9 and E-Verify

Background Checks

Indiana University requires all new staff and part-time employees. Background checks include criminal history and sex and violent offender registry checks.

The University’s Programs Involving Children policy requires employees who will work with children have an updated criminal background and sex offender registry check every five years.

Learn more about background checks

Online Platform provided by HireRight

Indiana University currently contracts with HireRight through an agreement with the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) for electronic Form I-9, E-Verify and background check services.

Access HireRight

Use the account dropdown in the upper right-hand corner of HireRight to toggle between I-9s and Background Checks. HireRight I-9 and background checks can also be reached through One.IU.

For any login or account issues, contact your system administrator.

HireRight has announced that in early 2024, Form I-9 and E-Verify services will transition to the GryphonHR electronic platform. View a recording of the Gryphon HR/HireRight I-9 Introduction Webinar (25 minutes).

Form I-9 and Background Check Initiators

Departments are responsible for completing Form I-9 and initiating background checks for each employee they hire. Departments should identify a HireRight Standard User who needs access to the HireRight platform to initiate Form I-9s and background checks. New users are required to take the Form I-9 Compliance training prior to receiving access to the system. Requests to add a HireRight user must be made by a department manager or campus HR/Academic office.

Submit a I-9/E-Verify & Background Checks Systems Access Request Form