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As of April 3, 2009, all U.S. employers are required to use the revised Form I-9. The changes to the form include a list of accepted documents. Employees must present to their employers documentation to identify their identity and verify employment authorization. Changes to the list require unexpired, valid documents, and adds documentation for citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI).
 
Two new documents were added to the list:
a passport from the FSM or RMI with a valid Form I-94; or Form I-94A indicating non-immigrant admission under the Compact of Free Association Between the United States and the FSM or RMI;
temporary I-551 printed notation on a machine-readable immigrant visa in addition to the foreign passport with a temporary I-551 stamp.
 
Three documents were removed from the list, and employers may no longer accept these document. The following are no longer issued and have expired:
Form I-688, Temporary Resident Card;
Form I-688A, Employment Authorization Card; and
Form I-688B, Employment Authorization Card
 
Additional information is available at www.uscis.gov

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In a previous message posted January 23, 2009, we noted that a new version of Form I-9 would become effective February 2, 2009. Employers who hire new employees must verify employment eligibility and complete a Form I-9. The new rule would amend the types of acceptable documents employees may present to their employers for completion of Form I-9. Employers will no longer be able to accept expired documents to verify employment authorization. This rule has been delayed by 60 days, until April 3, 2009. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced this update on its Web site.

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Employers must complete form I-9 for all employees, citizens, and non-citzens who are hired and working in the United States. The new version must be used on February 2, 2009 and thereafter. It is available at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service Web site.

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USCIS Reminds Employers to Transition to New

Employment Eligibility Verification Form by Dec. 26, 2007

(Rev. 06/05/07)N printed on the lower right corner of the form) which is now the only version valid for use. In that Nov. 7 announcement, USCIS explained that employers would have 30 days, beginning on the date the Federal Register notice is published, to transition to the revised form. Accordingly, effective Dec. 26, 2007, employers who fail to use the revised form will be subject to applicable penalties.

On Nov. 7, USCIS announced the availability of the revised version of Form I-9 (includes the revision date --

Both the revised form and the "Handbook for Employers, Instructions for Completing the Form I-9" are available online at www.uscis.gov. To order forms, call USCIS toll-free at (800) 870-3676. For forms and information on immigration laws, regulations, and procedures, call the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.

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For the first time in 16 years, the Federal Government has made major changes to the mandatory I-9 Immigration Form. All new employees must fill out these forms. The Department of Homeland Security has announced that the new I-9 form to verify new hire eligibility requirements will include changes that better reflect current employment eligibility verification requirements. Actually, on the revised form, the government has eliminated several documents from List A of the List of Acceptable Documents. These documents eliminated are the 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).

USCIS has made available a 47 page I-9 handbook for employers. The handbook informs employers about the reasons for the I-9 form and gives instructions for proper completion of the form.

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