BACK TO THE PAST: I-9 FORM RESTORED

The USCIS posted a new edition for Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, 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.

Executive Order Directs Agencies to make E-Verify Mandatory for Government Contractors

President Bush issued an executive order on June 6, 2008, requiring that Federal Agencies require all federal contractors to use the E-Verify electronic verification system to ensure their workers can legally work in the United States. The effect of the Executive Order is discussed in a USCIS FAQ which is accessed through our Links Page. 

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)to require government contractors and subcontractors to join E-Verify. The councils estimate that in the initial fiscal year the rule is expected to be effective (2009) that there will be 168, 324 contractors and subcontractors that will be required to verify their entire workforce, including US citizens, not just new hires.  The rule would require approximately 3.8 million employees to be verified through the electronic system. 73 Federal Register 33377 (June 12, 2008).