Most of our readers are aware of the fact that the COVID era
policy which allowed employers to remotely examine documentation
provided by employees for completing the form I-9 ended as of July
31, 2023. All employers will now have until August 30, 2023 to
physically examine the I-9 documentation presented by the employees
who were previously allowed to present their documentation
remotely. Like everything else the government does, DHS and USCIS
wanted to make the I-9 process fun for all. As a result, USCIS has
issued a new I-9 form and DHS has established an alternative for
review of I-9 documents in person.
The new I-9 form is considerably shorter than the old form. It
is one page long and the instructions are eight pages instead of
fifteen pages. Employers were allowed to start using the new form
as of August 1, 2023. You may continue to use the current I-9 form
dated 10/21/2019. Beginning November 1, 2023, however, all
employers must use the new I-9 form. A copy of
