Employment Eligibility Verification
- Purpose of Form :
- All U.S. employers must complete and retain a Form I-9 for each individual they hire for employment in the United States. This includes citizens and noncitizens. On the form, the employer must examine the employment eligibility and identity document(s) an employee presents to determine whether the document(s) reasonably appear to be genuine and relate to the individual and record the document information on the Form I-9. The list of acceptable documents can be found on the last page of the form.
- Form I-9 must be kept by the employer either for three years after the date of hire or for one year after employment is terminated, whichever is later. The form must be available for inspection by authorized U.S. Government officials (e.g., Department of Homeland Security, Department of Labor, Department of Justice).
- http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-9.pdf
Employers must examine evidence of identity and employment authorization within 3 business days of the date employment begins. Remember that you can not specify which document(s) the employee presents– show them the List of All Acceptable Documents and allow them to choose what they want to provide. They must present original documents (no copies). Here is a link to the Handbook For Employers which you may find helpful
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