Employers could proceed to make use of the most up-to-date Type I-9 till Could 31, 2027, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Providers stated final week, extending the doc’s expiration date.
HR professionals should guarantee they’re utilizing the shape with an Aug. 1, 2023, version date, in accordance with the company. Newly downloaded varieties will bear the brand new expiration date however employers could — for now — proceed utilizing any beforehand downloaded or printed varieties bearing the earlier July 31, 2026, expiration date.
“Both kind could also be used till its respective expiration date,” USCIS stated in an announcement. Nonetheless, “[e]mployers are inspired to replace their digital Kinds I-9 programs to make use of the [2027] expiration date as quickly as attainable and should achieve this no later than July 31, 2026,” it stated.
Type I-9 goals to confirm a employee’s identification and eligibility to work within the U.S. All employers will need to have a Type I-9 for every worker, and it have to be accomplished inside a small window of their begin date.
