EMPLOYERS MUST USE NEW I-9 FORM

The federal government has released a new Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9), the mandatory form employers must complete for every new hire.  This form is used to verify an applicant’s identity and eligibility for employment in the United States under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA).  For individuals hired after November 7, 2007, and for any re-verifications after that date, employers must use the new Form I-9. 

The new Form I-9 eliminates five of the ten “List A” documents that employers previously could rely on to establish both the applicant’s identity and his or her employment eligibility, but does not make any changes to the “List B” (identity) and “List C” (eligibility) documents.  The new form, which bears a revision date of June 5, 2007 (located in the lower right hand corner of the form) can be downloaded in English and in Spanish, and information on completing the form can be found on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website.