DHS Ending COVID-19-Related Temporary Form I-9 Policies

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is ending its COVID-19-related temporary Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, policies due to the reopening of government offices. As of May 1, 2022, employers must only accept unexpired List B identity documents as part of the I-9 process. Also, after July 15, 2022, E-Verify will no longer provide extended timeframes for employees to visit the Social Security Administration (SSA) to resolve Social Security mismatches.

As a result of COVID-19 and the many closures of state driver's license facilities, DHS temporarily allowed employers to accept expired List B identity documents as part of the I-9 process in certain cases. DHS indicated that it was acceptable for employers to accept expired state IDs or driver's licenses for List B if the document expired on or after March 1, 2020, and the state extended the document expiration date due to COVID-19.