Is that sufficient documentation for the Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9?
Can we legally employ him? A: An ITIN is not acceptable for establishing either identity or eligibility for employment, both of which are necessary to legally employ someone and which must be documented on the Form I-9. An ITIN is a tax-processing number issued by the Internal Revenue Service. It’s a nine-digit number that begins with 9 and has a 7 or 8 in the fourth digit — for example: 9XX-7X-XXXX. The IRS issues ITINs to individuals who are required to have a U.S. taxpayer identification number but who do not have, and are not eligible to obtain, a Social Security number. ITINs are issued regardless of immigration status because both resident and nonresident aliens may have U.S. tax return and payment responsibilities. An ITIN does not authorize someone to work in the U.S. You should tell the applicant that his ITIN is not acceptable for employment purposes and that you can’t hire him unless he provides one of the documents listed on Form I-9. If you’ve already employed someone mist
