What to do after Form I-9 is completed?
I-9 forms are not filed with the U.S. government. Employers need to maintain I-9 records in their own files for three years after the date of hire or one year after the date the employee’s employment is terminated, whichever is later. I-9s need to be retained for all current employees, and terminated employees whose records remain within the retention period. Form I-9 records may be stored at the worksite to which they relate or at a company headquarters (or other) location. The storage choice must make it possible for the documents to be transmitted to the worksite within three days of an official request for production of the documents for inspection. Note: U.S. immigration law does not prescribe or proscribe storage of a private employers I-9 records in employee personnel files. As a practical matter, however, particularly if a large number of employees are involved, it may be difficult to extract records from individual personnel files in time to meet a 3-day deadline for productio
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