OLD I-9 CAN NOT BE USED BEGINNING MAY 7, 2013

On March 8, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the recently revised Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. 

USCIS also announced that employers can no longer use prior versions of Form I-9 afterMay 7, 2013. 

On April 9, 2013, USCIS corrects the error in the publication and clarified that employers may no longer use prior versions of the Form I-9 beginning May 7, 2013.

 

The newly updated Form I-9 can be downloaded here, along with the Handbook for Employers (Form M-274).

 

I-9 is used for verifying the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired in the United States. 

 

All U.S. employers must ensure proper completion of Form I-9 for each individual they hire, including Citizens and non-Citizens.  

 

The employer must also examine the employment eligibility and identity documents an employee presents, to determine whether the documents "reasonably appear to be genuine and to relate to the employee". 

 

Employers must retain Form I-9 for a designated period of time and make it available for inspection by authorized government officers.

NEW I-9 FORM ISSUED

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today published a new Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. The form is available for immediate use by employers. Employers who need to make necessary updates to their business processes to allow for use of the new Form I-9 may continue to use other previously accepted revisions (Rev.02/02/09)N and (Rev. 08/07/09)Y until May 7, 2013 date. After May 7, 2013, all employers must use the revised Form I-9 for each new employee hired in the United States.

The revised Form I-9 has several new features, including new fields and a new format to reduce errors. The instructions to the form also more clearly describe the information employees and employers must provide in each section.

UNLAWFUL PRESENCE WAIVERS IN THE U.S.

The USCIS published a final rule this week on a new adjudication process for unlawful presence waivers. The new process is effective March 4, 2013. It is designed to remove some of the uncertainty and delay in consular processing for people subject to unlawful presence inadmissibility. Under the current process, all applicants for permanent residency who are consular processing must submit their waivers for unlawful presence after they are found inadmissible at the consular interview. They must then wait abroad for adjudication of the waiver, which is a process that may take several months or more. Under the new process, immigrant visa applicants in the immediate relative category may apply for a "provisional waiver" before departing for the consular interview if they are (a) inadmissible solely based on unlawful presence, and (b) can show extreme hardship to a USC spouse or parent. 

RUSSIA HAS STOPPED INTRA-COUNTRY ADOPTIONS TO THE U.S.

Russia has officially stopped allowing US Citizens to adopt Russian children, including kids with severe disabilities, in need of urgent care, that, sometimes, can only be provided in the U.S.... Sad...

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT DL BILL SENT TO GOVERNOR

Illegal immigrant driver's licenses bill sent to governor

The Illinois House today approved a measure to allow illegal immigrants to get temporary driver's licenses, sending it to a supportive Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn.

Will keep you posted