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Why would you need to? Passports are not required to hire a person; most americans don’t even have one.

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Proof of ability to work in the county legally is though, of which a passport is one of the allowed documents.

You’re not required to have a copy of annemployee’s ID on file?

Here (.nl) you need either a passport or an ID card and you are supposed to verify its authenticity.

Here in the US that likely means a state ID, such as a driver’s license, and a Social Security Number (SSN). None of which anyone would reasonably consider secure. I’m sure any national intelligence agency could probably manage stealing an SSN and forging a driver’s license to go with it, at least to the degree necessary to fool an employer for a little while.

The e-veirfy website says it validates a SSN, but by default that is not a valid means of verifying employability.

Meaning you can use a social security number of a dead person. A common form of immigration fraud.

> You’re not required to have a copy of annemployee’s ID on file?

In Germany you definitely don't have to. None of my past or current employers has ever seen my ID.

Nor citizens of many other countries; passports are mainly for out-of-country travel purposes.

Many countries require citizens to either have a passport or a national ID card. Lately, many countries have also been switching to biometric ones.

Not saying this helps in any way for employment purposes today, but the technology is out there in many places.

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