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Have there been any changes to the requirements for employers to verify employment eligibility of new hires?

April 26, 2017changes eligibility employers employment hires requirements verify

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Have there been any changes to the requirements for employers to verify employment eligibility of new hires?

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Yes. All employers are required to complete a Form I-9 for each employee hired. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) just announced that a revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9) is now available for use. This is the first revision since 1991. The revision seeks to achieve full compliance with the document reduction requirements of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), which reduces the number of documents employers may accept from newly hired employees. Effective November 7, 2007, employers MUST use the new form with June 5, 2007 date on lower right corner of form. Go to www.uscis.gov to obtain a copy of the new Form I-9 and the USCIS Fact Sheet. The Handbook For Employers is also available on USCIS’ web site.