Beginning December 26, 2007, all employers must use the revised version of Form I-9. The new version was released on November 7 by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). All employers must complete a Form I-9 for every person they hire within the United States. The new form must be used for all new hires and any re-verifications beginning on the December effective date.
Employers are encouraged to start using the revised Form I-9 immediately. Both the revised form and the “Handbook for Employers, Instructions for Completing the Form I-9” are available online at www.uscis.gov.
The revised form has a reduced number of documents that can be used to establish the right to work within the United States. Key to the revision is the removal of five documents for proof of both identity and employment eligibility. They include: Certificate of U.S. Citizenship (Form N-560 or N-570); Certificate of Naturalization (Form N-550 or N-570); Alien Registration Receipt Card (Form I-151); the unexpired Reentry Permit (Form I-327); and the unexpired Refugee Travel Document (Form I-571). The forms were removed because they lack features to help deter counterfeiting, tampering, and fraud. |
