The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has issued a new form I-9 for all employers. Companies may begin using the new form now, but must begin using the new form by September 18, 2017.

All collection and retention rules for existing I-9 forms remain in effect. A few changes were made to the list of acceptable documents in List C, and a few form instructions were revised. The updates are included in the USCIS Handbook for Employers which was developed to help employers correctly fill out, store, and retain I-9’s.

Updates to the new form include:

• Changes to instructions and list of acceptable documents, making it easier to navigate
• List C documents are renumbered, excluding the social security card
• Online users have access to a new Consular Report of Birth Abroad Form FS-240 drop-down menu
• E-verify users can select Form FS-240 for employees who have presented this document for eligibility verification
• All birth certificates issued by the state will be compiled into selection C#2 on List C

New form i-9 link – https://www.uscis.gov/i-9
Handbook link – https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/handbook-employers-m-274