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Newly Revised I-9 Form Must be Used by Employers as of December 26, 2007

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) recently issued changes to the I-9 form.  The revised form must be used by employers starting December 26, 2007 for newly hired employees.  The revised form is available at http://www.uscis.gov/i-9.  Failure to use the revised I-9 form after December 26, 2007 could lead to penalties under the Immigration and Naturalization Act.

The changes in the new I-9 form include:

$       Five documents have been removed from List A, and one document was added.

$       An employee is not obligated to provide a Social Security number unless the employer participates in E-Verify, the electronic employment eligibility verification program administered by USCIS.

$       Employers may now sign and retain I-9 forms electronically. 

An I-9 form is kept by employers to verify an employee’s eligibility to work in the United States, and is not filed with the government.

For more information regarding compliance with I-9 form requirements generally, see “Do Your I-9 Forms Pass Muster?” and “Immigration and Employment – Don’t Forget the I-9 Form,” both of which appear in the In The News archives.

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