U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released a new version of the Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9). Employers should begin using the new I-9 Form immediately for all new hires, and to perform any required reverification of employment authorization for current employees or for rehired employees. Employers are not required to update or replace any I-9 Forms that have been completed using a previous version of the form. Employers may download the new I-9 Form from the USCIS website.

The new form updates the list of acceptable documents to remove the following documents as acceptable proof of both identity and employment authorization: Certificate of U.S. Citizenship (Form N-560 or N-561), Certificate of Naturalization (Form N-550 or N-570), Alien Registration Receipt Card (I-151), Unexpired Reentry Permit (Form I-327), and Unexpired Refugee Travel Document (Form I-571). The new form also clarifies that the employee is only required to provide his or her Social Security Number if the employer is participating in the USCIS Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify). For additional information about the changes to the I-9 Form, please see the USCIS press release, USCIS revises Form I-9.

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