All US employers are responsible for completion and retention of Form I-9 for each individual they hire for employment in the United States. This includes citizens and noncitizens. On the form, the employer must verify the employment eligibility and identity documents presented by the employee and record the document information on the I-9. Acceptable documents are listed on the back of the form and detailed below. No filing of this form with the USCIS is required. The form must be kept by the employer either for three years after the date of hire or for one year after employment is terminated, whichever is later. The form must be available for inspection by the USCIS or Department of Labor or other government agency. WARNING: The instructions omit the following information: Form I-766 (Employment Authorization Document) is an acceptable List A document #10 although not listed on the 11/21/91 version of this form. Form I-151 is no longer an acceptable List A document. However, form I-551 remains an acceptable List A document. The following documents have been removed from the list of acceptable identity and work authorization documents: Certificate of US Citizenship (List A #2); Certificate of Naturalization (List A #3); Unexpired Reentry Permit (List A #8); and Unexpired Refugee Travel Document (List A #9). Edition 02/02/09. No previous editions are accepted. This is the 1991 edition of Form I-9, rebranded with a current printing date to reflect the transition from INS to DHS and all its components. Please do not file Form I-9 with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or USCIS. Form I-9 must be kept by the employer either for three years after the date of hire or for one year after employment is terminated, or whichever is later. The form must be available for inspection by the authorized United States Government officials e.g., ICE, Department of Labor. Notice regarding expiration of control number on I-9 form, Employment Eligibility Verification: The Office of Management and Budget OMB control number on the current I-9 form expired March 31, 2007. USCIS is working on issuing a I-9 form with an updated control number. Employers should continue to use the current version of the I-9 form until an updated form is posted. The USCIS does not require that you include any fee with this form. |