U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a new version of the Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 that employers must begin using by November 1, 2023. The new version, which is similar to the form that USCIS proposed in April 2022, does not alter an employer’s substantive identity and work authorization information collection responsibilities for completing an I-9. Rather, the form has been streamlined in an effort to make the employment eligibility verification process more efficient. Notably, the new I-9 contains an added box for employers to check if they are using the new remote verification option. Employers are not required to replace completed versions of the outgoing I-9 with the new I-9.
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