The New Form I-9 is Available

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.