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I-9 FORM CHANGES

Federal Legislative Alert

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has delayed by 60 days, until April 3, 2009, the effective date for using the revised Form I-9, originally scheduled to go into effect today.  Please note:  Employers who use the new form prior to the April 3, 2009 effective date are subject to civil monetary penalties. 

For further information on the proposed rule, please click HERE to view the HR  News article and SHRM express request. 

An informational copy of the revised Form I-9 for use on or after April 3, 2009 is available HERE.

I-9 FORM REMINDER

Now’s the time to do a last-minute check on your I-9 procedures, before the February 2, 2009 deadline.

The first Monday in February is the day you’ll have to complete a new, revised I-9 form for all new hires and for reverification of some employees who have temporary work authorization. Pay special attention to three procedures associated with the new form:

bulletAll documents presented during the verification process will now have to be unexpired. Previously, certain expired documents, such as a U.S. passport,  were acceptable.
bulletThere’s a change in the acceptable “List A” identity and employment authorization documentation. You can no longer accept Form I-688, Temporary Resident Card; Form I-688A, Employment Authorization Card; or Form I-688B, Employment Authorization Card. They will all be obsolete on February 2.
bulletAdded to the acceptable documentation for “List A” are: foreign passports containing certain machine-readable immigrant visas and passports from the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands if presented with an I-94 or I-94A arrival/departure record.

Starting February 2, the new I-9 form is available at  www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-9.pdf. Or you can call the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services at 1-800-375-5283.

Note: The new form should not be used for existing employees. It must be used only for new hires and for reverification of current employees who only have temporary work authorization upon expiration of that authorization.

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