The New Form I-9 Should Now Be Used by All Client Companies

In our January 26, 2008, Alert & Update, we announced the new Form I-9 was supposed to go in effect on February 2, 2009. Several days later, we sent a follow-up Alert & Update announcing its delay until April 3, 2009. Please use the new Form I-9 for employees hired or rehired after that date. For a copy of the new form, please click here.

The new Form I-9 is also posted separately and as part of the new hire packet on the Brumley PEO website.

Reminder: Expired Identification Documents No Longer Allowed

In order to prevent document fraud, employees are no longer allowed to use expired identification documents to establish their identity or credentials to work in the U.S.

Reminder: New Form I-9 Eliminated Two Identification Documents

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

1. Form I-688 (Temporary Resident Card)
2. Forms I-688A and I-688B

Reminder: New Form I-9 Added Three Identification Documents

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

1. U.S. Passport Card
2. Foreign passport with temporary I-551 printed notation on a machine-readable immigrant visa
3. 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

Reminder: Changes were made 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.