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Employers Must Transition to New Employment Eligibility Verification Form
Transition to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Form must be Complete by Dec. 26
Washington,
Nov 28, 2007 -
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently issued the following announcement for employers:
USCIS announced in the Federal Register on Nov. 26, 2007 that employers must transition to the revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9) not later than Dec. 26, 2007. All employers are required to complete a Form I-9 for each employee hired in the United States.
On Nov. 7, USCIS announced the availability of the revised version of Form I-9 (includes the revision date – (Rev. 06/05/07)N printed on the lower right corner of the form) which is now the only version valid for use. In that Nov. 7 announcement, USCIS explained that employers would have 30 days, beginning on the date the Federal Register notice is published, to transition to the revised form. Accordingly, effective Dec. 26, 2007, employers who fail to use the revised form will be subject to applicable penalties.
Both the revised form and the “Handbook for Employers, Instructions for Completing the Form I-9” are available online at www.uscis.gov. For forms and information on immigration laws, regulations and procedures, call the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.
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