The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. The new form must be used starting January 22, 2017, but may be used immediately.
Every employer in the United States that recruits, refers for a fee, or hires an individual for employment must complete Form I-9. Employers and employees must complete their portions of the form. Form I-9 was last revised in 2013.
The new changes make the form easier to complete on a computer. There are drop down menus for dates and links to instructions. However, the form does not have an electronic signature line so it still must be printed and signed by hand.
Other changes include: removing the requirement that immigrants authorized to wok have to provide both Form I-94 number and passport information; a new Citizenship/Immigration status field; and an area for additional information.
Employers should get copies of the new Form (accessible here) and start using the form for newly hired employees.
