New I-9 Form - Required as of Today December 26
Just a reminder that as of today, December 26, 2007, the new I-9 form must be used by employers. As I noted in my posting of November 26, 2007, up until today, use of the new I-9 form was encouraged but not required. Now, it's required.
The new I-9 form removes five documents for List A—that is, the list of documents that simultaneously prove both identity and employment eligibility. They include: Certificate of U.S. Citizenship (Form N-560 or N-570); Certificate of Naturalization (Form N-550 or N-570); Alien Registration Receipt Card (Form I-151); the unexpired Reentry Permit (Form I-327); and the unexpired Refugee Travel Document (Form I-571). According to the USCIS, there forms lacked features to help deter counterfeiting and fraud.
Also, one document has been added to List A of the List of Acceptable Documents: the most recent version of the Employment Authorization Document (Form I-766).
