Womble Employment Law Blog

A newly revised Form I-9 has been published by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS"), and must be used by employers for new hires beginning on September 18, 2017.  The revised form bears the date of "07/17/17 N"  and, in addition to making some minor changes to the form's instructions, updates the list of acceptable documents that may be used to establish identity and authorization to work in the United States.  The prior version (with the revised date "11/14/16 N") may be used until September 17, 2017, but businesses are free to use the newly revised form right away if they wish.  The revised form, as well as detailed information about Form I-9 compliance, is available at the USCIS website.

Remember to use the new Form I-9!  In case you missed the announcement, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) published an updated Form I-9 that all employers in the United States must use, effective January 22, 2017.  The prior version is now invalid and should not be used.  While the new Form I-9 looks very similar to the previous version, it does contain several substantive changes as well as “smart features” that were previously unavailable. The new Form I-9 can be found on the USCIS website .   With regard to the content of the new Form I-9, the changes are readily apparent in the instructions, which increased from six pages to fifteen pages.   Within the actual form, employers will see five notable changes in Section 1.   First, the “Other Names Used” field has been replaced with an “Other Last Names Used” field.   Second, employees must now indicate whether an Alien Registration Number (if provided) is a...