auditLogs) provide a detailed chronological record of key actions taken by the employee and the employer. They are automatically recorded for both Form I-9 submissions and E-Verify cases, providing a reliable, time-stamped trail of key actions and status changes.
This page covers what the trail captures and where administrators find it in the embedded experience. To retrieve the trail programmatically or look up a specific event name, see Audit Log Reference.
Audit event types
I-9 events
The I-9 audit events log captures key moments in the form’s lifecycle, such as:- When the employee submits section 1
- When an authorized representative or employer completes Section 2
- When employees or authorized representatives share their location during the Remote I-9 workflow for Section 2
- IP addresses for each event
- Timestamps for every action
E-Verify events
In addition to activities related to completing the Form I-9, Symmetry also captures E-Verify events including:- Status changes (e.g., from “Submitted” to “Pending Response”)
- Actions taken by administrators
- System-generated updates
- Corresponding timestamps
Accessing the audit trail
Employer embedded mode
Form I-9 events
Administrators can access the audit trail by clicking into the “View audit events” on any of the I-9 status pages within the employer embedded mode. To get to an I-9 status page, click on the “Form I-9s” link under the Form I-9 Summary in the administrator homepage.
E-Verify events
Administrators can access E-Verify event details from within E-Verify cases listing. To get to the E-Verify cases list, click on the “E-Verify cases” link under the E-Verify Summary in the administrator homepage.
API
All audit details for a specific Form I-9 submission are returned in theauditLogs array from the /employers/{employerId}/employees/{employeeId}/submissions/{submissionId} endpoint, where each object represents one recorded action.
See Audit Log Reference for the request, the fields returned on each entry, and the complete list of event names.