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Until further notice, employers should continue using Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. This current version of the form continues to be effective even after the Office of Management and Budget control number expiration date of March 31, 2016, has passed. USCIS will provide updated information about the new version of Form I-9 as it becomes available.
On November 10, 2016, The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Verification and Documentation Liaison Committee met with the USCIS Verification Division and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations in Washington, DC. USCIS officials responded to questions submitted by AILA representatives on a variety of E-Verify and Form I-9 related topics, including updating an employer's E-Verify account, unlocking an E-Verify User ID, and remote hires.
Some individuals applying to renew their Employment Authorization Document (EAD) and qualifying for an automatic extension of their EADs under the Jan. 17, 2017 rule, “Retention of EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers,” may have been issued a receipt notice (Form I-797) that does not contain an eligibility category. These notices were issued before Jan. 17, 2017.
USCIS will release a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, on July 17. Employers will be able to use this revised version or continue using Form I-9 with a revision date of 11/14/16 N through Sept. 17. On Sept.
On Sept. 13, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) hosted a teleconference on the revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, with the revision date 07/17/17 N. During this teleconference, USCIS representatives:
The E-Verify Connection (PDF) is an e-newsletter for all employers and employees. The March 2018 issue highlights updates to E-Verify, guidance on completing the E-Verify verification process, easy steps to enroll in E-Verify and much more. Stay up-to-date by subscribing today!
President Trump has declared Wednesday, Dec. 5, a national day of mourning to remember the life and legacy of George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States. Accordingly, all U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) offices will be closed Wednesday. The E-Verify and Form I-9 Contact Center phone lines will not be available on Wednesday.
E-Verify will permit employees one additional day to resolve contested tentative nonconfirmations if the referral confirmation notice was issued between Nov. 20 and Dec. 5.
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) benefits for beneficiaries of TPS under the designations of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone were extended for 6 months for the purpose of orderly transition before the designations terminate on May 21, 2017. Current TPS beneficiaries will automatically retain their TPS and have the validity of their current Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) extended through May 20, 2017.
Register today to join us on Jan. 31, for a stakeholder teleconference to discuss the revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
If you used Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, that you downloaded between Nov. 14 and Nov. 17, 2016, review them to ensure your employees’ Social Security numbers appear correctly in Section 1. There was a glitch when the revised Form I-9 was first published on Nov. 14, 2016. Numbers entered in the Social Security number field were transposed when employees completed and printed Section 1 using a computer. For example, the number 123-45-6789 entered in the Social Security number field would appear as 123-34-6789 once the form printed.