Earlier this week, USCIS announced a final rule that adopted without
any changes an interim rule to improve the I-9 Form process. The
federal agency had received 75 public comments in response to this
interim rule, which had been in effect since April 2009. All employers,
agricultural recruiters and referrers who work for fees are required to
verify the identity and employment authorization of each person they
hire for employment in the U.S. Key changes made to the process by
which eligibility is verified that were introduced in the interim rule
and adopted in the final rule include prohibiting the acceptance of
expired documents as proof of eligibility and the additional and
modification of a number of acceptable documents of proof.
This final rule takes effect May 16, 2011. View an FAQ published by USCIS at: http://1.usa.gov/ijBf96.
