On March 8, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a new revised Form I-9. As required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), the Form I-9 is used by employers to verify the identity and authorization to work in the United States of all newly hired employees.
The new Form I-9 can be identified by the revision date on the lower left hand corner “(Rev. 03/08/13) N.” Revisions to the form include new fields, reformatting to reduce errors, and expanded instructions for completing the form.
Employers must use this new revised Form I-9 as of May 7, 2013. Penalties can be imposed on employers who fail to use the new revised Form I-9. Employers can obtain the new revised Form I-9 on USCIS’ I-9 Central webpage at www.uscis.gov/I-9.
Please note that it is not necessary to complete new forms for current employees who have an existing form on file, unless reverification applies.
For more information, please contact the attorneys in our Employment & Labor section.
