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Immigration News Flash

November 1, 2007

Publication and Implementation of Revised and Updated I-9 Form is Imminent

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has indicated to the American Immigration Lawyers Association that the publication of a new Form I-9 and an accompanying employer handbook will occur as early as next week. DHS has been working on revising the I-9 form and its corresponding employer handbook for some time, but it has recently decided to move forward with a version predicated on the changes promulgated in the 1997/98 regulations.

Previously it had been anticipated that a new Form I-9 and employer handbook would follow the publication of a new, final I-9 regulation. However, based on this updated information, it appears that DHS will now implement a new I-9 Form in the short term and push off further regulatory action in this area until 2008.