The new version of Form I-9 was released by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Aug. 1. Employers can use the previous version of the form through Oct. 31, 2023. After that, all employers must use the revised Form I-9. The new form is scheduled to expire July 31, 2026.
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DHS also reduced the length of the Form I-9 Instructions from 15 pages to eight pages and streamlined the steps each actor takes to complete their section of the form, among other changes.
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Reduced the size of the Form from two pages to one. Sections 1 and 2 of the Form are now both on the front page while the Preparer/Translator Certification and Reverification sections are now on separate, standalone supplements. No fields from the previous Form were removed. Rather, multiple fields were merged into fewer fields when possible.
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Other notable changes to the Form I-9 include a revised List of Acceptable Documents page, including new acceptable receipts; moving Section 1 (Preparer/Translator Certification) and Section 3 (Reverification and Rehire) to stand-alone supplements; and including a checkbox for E-Verify employers to indicate they examined the documentation remotely under the new DHS-authorized procedure (described below), rather than by physical examination.
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Notably, the revised Form I-9 condenses Sections 1 and 2 to a single-sided sheet and is designed to be a fillable form on tablets and mobile devices.
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