Update to Employers:

In November 2007, The USCIS released a revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9, which employers are required to use effective December 26, 2007.

It is a federal requirement that US employers complete an I-9 form for all employees within the first three days of employment, and retain the form for one year after termination of employment or three years (whichever is longer). Note: There is no need to complete the new Form I-9 for current employees for whom there is already a properly completed Form I-9 on file.
The amended Form I-9 no longer lists the following as documents that evidence both an individual's identity and employment eligibility (List A). The forms were removed because they lack sufficient features to help deter counterfeiting, tampering, and fraud.

*The Certificate of United States Citizenship (Form N-560 or N-561);
*The Certificate of Naturalization (Form N-550 or N-570);
*The Form I-151, a long out-of-date version of the Alien Registration Receipt Card ("green card");
*The Unexpired Reentry Permit (Form I-327); and
*The Unexpired Refugee Travel Document (Form 1-571).

Additionally, the most recent version of the Employment Authorization Document (Form I-766) was added to List A of the List of Acceptable Documents on the revised form. The revised list now includes:

*U.S. passport (unexpired or expired);
*Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551);
*Unexpired foreign passport with a temporary I-551 stamp;
*Unexpired Employment Authorization Document that contains a photograph (Form I-766, I-688, I-688A, or I-688B); and
*Unexpired foreign passport with an unexpired Arrival-Departure Record (Form I-94) for nonimmigrant aliens authorized to work for a specific employer.

The Amended Form I-9 is attached for your convenience.