New Form I-9 Released

On June 23, 2008, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a new Form I-9―the employment eligibility verification form. The new form, dated June 16, 2008, is available at http://www.uscis.gov/i-9, and replaces the previous 2007 edition, which expired on June 30, 2008.

There are no new changes to the form. The new form should be used for all new hires, and when re-verifying those individuals with expired work eligibility. In these cases, the employer should place the employee’s name in Section 1, and then the employer should complete Section 3 with updated work eligibility. The new I-9 should then be stapled to the older form.

Employers are required to use Form I-9 to verify the identity and work eligibility of all new employees, including U.S. citizens. Additionally, employers must retain completed I-9 forms for three years after the employee's hire date, or one year after the date of employment termination, whichever is later. The new Form I-9 may now be completed and stored in hard copy or electronically.

For additional information, please refer to: http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-9.pdf.

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