New I-9 Form Continues To Be Effective

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on June 26, 2009, that the current edition of the Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 (with "Rev. 02/02/09" on the lower right corner and "Expires 06/30/2009" on the upper right corner) will continue to be valid for use beyond June 30, 2009.

USCIS has requested the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the continued use of the current version of Form I-9, allowing USCIS to update the form itself to reflect a new expiration date. While this request is pending, the Form I-9 (Rev. 02/02/09) will not expire. When the request for extension is approved, USCIS will update the Form I-9 appropriately.

Currently, the most recent version of the form (with "Rev. 02/02/09" on the lower right corner and "Expires 06/30/2009" on the upper right corner) is mandatory and all previous versions are invalid. When USCIS updates the Form to reflect a new expiration date, employers will be able to use