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ARTICLE · 08 AUGUST 2017

New Form I-9 Again For Employers

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On July 17, 2017 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the availability of a new version of the Form I-9.

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On July 17, 2017 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the availability of a new version of the Form I-9. The new version has a revision date of 07/17/17.

When Must the New Version of the Form I-9 be used?

September 18, 2017

What Versions of Form I-9 can be used from now through September 17?

Versions 11/14/16N and 07/17/17N. It will be useful to use the transition time to implement the use of the new form. Of course, USCIS has revised its website to remove the posting of the 11/14/16N version.

  1. What are the revisions to the instructions for the new Form I-9?
    a. Updated the reference to the Department of Justice Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices to its new name, Immigrant and Employee Rights (EIR) section.

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