Employers Must Begin Using the Revised I-9 Form
By December 26th

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a revised form I-9 for employers earlier this year. Employers have been encouraged to use the revised form immediately, but effective December 26th all employers must use the newly revised form. Employers who do not use the revised I-9 form on December 26, 2007 will be subject to all applicable fines and penalties under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Employers should be aware of the changes to the form I-9. The most significant change is the elimination of five documents from List A. Another change was to add the most recent version of the Employment Authorization Document (Form I-766) to List A. The employer handbook with instructions for completing the form I-9 is available to all employers.

You can go to http://www.uscis.gov/i-9 to download the revised form I-9 as well as the revised Handbook for Employers, Instructions for Completing the Form I-9.

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