BACK TO THE PAST: I-9 FORM RESTORED

The USCIS posted a new edition for Form I-9, dated 6/16/08, to its website. That edition has been recalled.

It was later announced that the previous edition of the form dated 6/5/2007 (expiration date June 30, 2009) would be restored to active status.

The current I-9 shows that five documents have been removed from List A of the List of Acceptable Documents:

Certificate of U.S. Citizenship (Form N-560 or N-561)
Certificate of Naturalization (Form N-550 or N-570)
Alien Registration Receipt Card (I-151)
Unexpired Reentry Permit (Form I-327)
Unexpired Refugee Travel Document (Form I-571)

One document was added to List A of the List of Acceptable Documents:Unexpired Employment Authorization Document (I-766)

All Employment Authorization Documents with photographs have been consolidated as one item on List A: I-688, I-688A, I-688B, I-766

Instructions regarding Section 1 of the Form I-9 now indicate that the employee is not obliged to provide his or her Social Security number in Section 1 of the Form I-9, unless he or she is employed by an employer who participates in E-Verify. E-Verify employers must only accept List B documents with a photo.