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I-9: Employers Must Start Using New Form by May 1

Tina Vannucci • February 28, 2020
Rev. May 1, 2020

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a new version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. The new form must be used starting May 1, 2020.
Employers must use only the new form with the 10/21/2019 version date. The version date is located in the lower left corner of the form.

The changes are relatively minor and are found mostly in the new instructions, which:
  • clarify who can act as an authorized representative on behalf of an employer;
  • update USCIS website addresses;
  • provide clarifications on acceptable documents for Form I-9;
  • update the process for requesting paper Forms I-9; and
  • update the DHS Privacy Notice
For more information and links to related documents, visit the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov/i-9.

Tina Vannucci
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