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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.

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