The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Employers may continue using Form I-9 with the revision date of 03/08/2013 through January 21, 2017. By January 22, 2017, employers must use the revised form.
These are some of the changes in the new version:
- Employees only need to provide other last names used in Section 1, rather than all names used
- The certification in Section 1 for certain foreign nationals takes less time to complete
- Additional spaces to enter multiple preparers and translators
- A dedicated area to enter additional information instead of using the margins of the form for notations
Also, when the revised Form I-9 is completed on a computer, users will see:
- Progress message
- Field error check with incomplete fields highlighted
- Drop-down state and identity and employment authorization document titles
- Hover text and on-screen help buttons for each field
- Instructions, Print and Start Over buttons
- QR Code generator
Employers should continue to follow the existing storage and retention rules for all of their previously completed Forms I-9. The USCIS is expected to publish a revised Handbook for Employers soon.
Find the updated Form I-9 on CPC’s Free Labor Law Posters page or click here for the form.