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Written by Andrea Olivos-Kah
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Tuesday, 23 October 2007 |
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In June of 2005, DHS (Department of Homeland Security) published a revised or 'new' Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification). That revised form only added the words “a national of the United States” to the Section I employee attestation and replaced references to the Department of Justice and the former INS with references to the DHS and its components. Other than that, the June 2005 publication of Form I-9 is virtually identical to the version issued on Nov. 21, 1991. (It did not remove from List A, “Documents that Establish Both Identity and Employment Eligibility”, four items that US CIS directed employers not to accept: Certificate of US Citizenship; Certificate of Naturalization; Unexpired Reentry Permit; or Unexpired Refugee Travel Document). In a press release dated June 21, 2005, the US CIS announced that there would be further substantive changes to the Form I-9 in the future but no anticipated date for issuance of that revised Form I-9 was stated in the press release.
Background: All U.S. employers are responsible for completion and retention of Form I-9 for each individual they hire, whether a citizen or non-citizen. On the form, the employer must verify the employment eligibility and identity documents presented by the employee and record the document information on the Form I-9. The form contains a list of acceptable documents on the back. Employers must complete a Form I-9 within three business days of the hire of new employees, and must retain the forms for three years post-hire or one year post-termination of employment, whichever is longer. The new form is available here: USCIS I-9 Form |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 25 October 2007 )
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