The US Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a new Form I-9 that is required for individuals hired on or after March 8, 2013. The new form features several changes including an effective date of May 7, 2013 to still allow use of the prior form, adding fields for passport information and the employee's name on page 2, and redesigning the employer certification section. Employers are advised to utilize the new form while taking note of these changes and clarifications.

1. MARCH 20, 2013 IMMIGRATION CLIENT ALERT
This Alert provides only general
information and should not be
relied upon as legal advice. This
NEW FORM I-9
Alert may be considered attorney
advertising under court and bar On March 8, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”)
rules in certain jurisdictions.
issued an updated Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9. As you
are aware, U.S. law requires that employers verify the identity and
employment authorization of all new hires by completing Form I-9 and
For more information, contact your
Patton Boggs LLP attorney or the examining relevant personal documents. The new Form I-9 is only required
authors listed below. for individuals hired on or after March 8, 2013. The following is a
SHAOUL ASLAN
summary of changes in the new Form I-9.
saslan@pattonboggs.com → Effective Date: The prior version of the I-9 may still be used through
May 7, 2013, but we recommend that you immediately begin implementing
SAMUEL MUDRICK
smudrick@pattonboggs.com the new I-9, as possible.
→ Blank Spaces: Make sure to enter “N/A” in all blank spaces.
→ Two-Sided Printing: Since the new Form I-9 is two-pages long,
USCIS recommends that employers utilize two-sided printing to
ABU DHABI
ANCHORAGE ensure that both pages remain together.
DALLAS → 3D Barcode Boxes: On several parts of the Form I-9 are blank
DENVER boxes for future versions that will include 3D barcodes. Upcoming
DOHA
versions of the I-9 will include more technology, such as drop down
NEW JERSEY
NEW YORK fields and will be automatically processed to create a unique barcode
RIYADH for each applicant. Ignore the boxes in this version and do not write
WASHINGTON DC
in them.
→ Section 1 New Passport Field: A new passport field appears in
Section 1 for individuals marking “alien authorized to work.” Any
alien who provides a Form I-94 Admission Number under this
section should also now include the indicated passport information.
→ Section 2 New Name Field: Since the Form I-9 is now two-
pages, USCIS has added a field on Page 2 where the employer
should enter the employee’s name exactly as it appears in Section 1.
This will assist employers in keeping the pages together if they do
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2. not use two-sided printing. Always complete this new field, even when using two-sided printing.
→ More Spaces in Section 2, List A: Additional fields are for secondary and tertiary documents. The
most common use will be employees presenting foreign passports and I-94s where the first area
would be for the passport and the second for the I-94.
→ Redesigned Certification Area in Section 2: The redesigned Certification section now separates
all of the employer’s attestations and removes the date of employment.
→ Social Security Card Clarification: Page 9 now clarifies acceptable Social Security Cards.
→ Section 3 Reverification: Clarifies the need to only reverify expiring List A and List C documents
(Note: Documents of US Citizens or green card holders need not be reverified).
Patton Boggs LLP provides I-9 training for Human Resources professionals and is available to answer all of
your employment verification questions. Contact Shaoul Aslan (202-457-6095, saslan@pattonboggs.com,)
or Sam Mudrick (202-457-5218, smudrick@pattonboggs.com).
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