Immigration Law

Effective Date of Revised Form I-9 and Its Regulatory Changes Delayed

By Robert Kraft

In a previous message posted January 23, 2009, we noted that a new version of Form I-9 would become effective February 2, 2009. Employers who hire new employees must verify employment eligibility and complete a Form I-9. The new rule would amend the types of acceptable documents employees may present to their employers for completion of Form I-9. Employers will no longer be able to accept expired documents to verify employment authorization. This rule has been delayed by 60 days, until April 3, 2009. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced this update on its Web site.

Full post as published by Immigration Law Answers Blog on February 02, 2009 (boomark / email).