New Form I-9 Beginning February 2, 2009

Effective February 2, 2009, all client companies must begin using the new Form I-9 for employees hired or rehired on or after that date. For a copy of the new form, please click here.

As of February 2, 2009, the new Form I-9 will also be posted separately and as part of the new hire packet on the Brumley PEO website.

Expired Identification Documents No Longer Allowed

In order to prevent document fraud, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), has announced a new rule that effective February 2, 2009, employees are no longer allowed to use expired identification documents to establish their identity or credentials to work in the U.S.

New Form I-9 Eliminates Two Identification Documents:

The following are eliminated from List A documents that establish both identity and employment authorization:

• Form I-688 (Temporary Resident Card)
• Forms I-688A and I-688B (both are older versions of Employment Authorization Cards)

New Form I-9 Added Three Identification Documents:

The following were added to List A documents that establish both identity and employment authorization:

• U.S. Passport Card
• Foreign passport with temporary I-551 printed notation on a machine-readable immigrant visa
• Passport from the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) or the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) with Form I-94 or Form I-94A indicating nonimmigrant admission under the Compact of Free Association Between the United States and the FSM or RMI

Changes to Section 1 of the Form I-9:

Section 1 (employee attestation) now has separate categories for "citizen of the United States" and "noncitizen."

Common Mistakes Made When Completing the Form I-9:

For a list of the common mistakes made when completing the Form I-9, please click here.

Need More Information?

For more information about the reasoning behind the changes made to the new Form I-9, please click here.

You may also telephone (830) 980-1242 and speak with Connie Phillips or Betty Hill in the Brumley PEO Human Resource Department.