Employment Eligibility Verification

START HERE: Employers must ensure the form instructions are available to employees when completing this form. Employers are liable for failing to comply with the requirements for completing this form. 

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION NOTICE: All employees can choose which acceptable documentation to present for Form I-9. Employers cannot ask employees for documentation to verify information in Section 1, or specify which acceptable documentation employees must present for Section 2 or Supplement B, Reverification and Rehire. Treating employees differently based on their citizenship, immigration status, or national origin may be illegal.

Section 1. Employee Information and Attestation: Employees must complete and sign Section 1 of Form I-9 no later than the first day of employment, but not before accepting a job offer.

If you check Item Number 4., enter one of these:

Check the box below if a preparer and/or translator assisted you in completing Section 1, that person MUST complete the Preparer and/or Translator Certification on Page 3.

Section 2. Employer Review and Verification:

Employers or their authorized representative must complete and sign Section 2 within threebusiness days after the employee's first day of employment, and must physically examine, or examine consistent with an alternative procedureauthorized by the Secretary of DHS, documentation from List A OR a combination of documentation from List B and List C. Enter any additionaldocumentation in the Additional Information box; see Instructions

Certification: I attest, under penalty of perjury, that (1) I have examined the documentation presented by the above-named employee, (2) the above-listed documentation appears to be genuine and to relate to the employee named, and (3) to the best of my knowledge, the employee is authorized to work in the United States.

For reverification or rehire, complete Supplement B, Reverification and Rehire on Page 4.

All documents containing an expiration date must be unexpired. *Documents extended by the issuing authority are considered unexpired. Employees may present one selection from List A or a combination of one selection from List B and one selection from List C.

Examples of many of these documents appear in the Handbook for Employers (M-274

1.U.S. Passport or U.S. Passport Card

2.Permanent Resident Card or Alien Registration Receipt Card (Form I-551)

3.Foreign passport that contains a temporary I-551 stamp or temporary I-551 printed notation on a machine- readable immigrant visa

4.Employment Authorization Document that contains a photograph (Form I-766)

2.ID card issued by federal, state or local government agencies or entities, provided it contains a photograph or information such as name, date of birth, gender, height, eye color, and address

5.For an individual temporarily authorized to work for a specific employer because of his or her status or parole:
a.Foreign passport; and
b.Form I-94 or Form I-94A that has the following:
(1)The same name as the passport; and
(2)An endorsement of the individual's status or parole as long as that period of endorsement has not yet expired and the proposed employment is not in conflict with any restrictions or limitations identified on the form.

6.Military dependent's ID card

1.Driver's license or ID card issued by a State or outlying possession of the United States provided it contains a photograph or information such as name, date of birth, gender, height, eye color, and address

2.ID card issued by federal, state or local government agencies or entities, provided it contains a photograph or information such as name, date of birth, gender, height, eye color, and address

3.School ID card with a photograph

4.Voter's registration card

5.U.S. Military card or draft record

6.Military dependent's ID card

7.U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Card

8.Native American tribal document

9.Driver's license issued by a Canadian government authority

For persons under age 18 who are unable to present a document listed above:

10.School record or report card

11.Clinic, doctor, or hospital record

12.Day-care or nursery school record

 1.A Social Security Account Number card, unless the card includes one of the following restrictions:
(1)NOT VALID FOR EMPLOYMENT
(2)VALID FOR WORK ONLY WITH INS AUTHORIZATION
(3)VALID FOR WORK ONLY WITH DHS AUTHORIZATION

2.Certification of report of birth issued by the Department of State (Forms DS-1350,

3.Original or certified copy of birth certificate issued by a State, county, municipal authority, or territory of the United States bearing an official seal

4.Native American tribal document

5.U.S. Citizen ID Card (Form I-197)

6.Identification Card for Use of Resident Citizen in the United States (Form I-179)

7.Employment authorization document issued by the Department of Homeland Security

For examples, see Section 7and Section 13of the M-274 on uscis.gov/i-9-central.

The Form I-766, Employment Authorization Document, is a list A, Item Number 4, document, not a List C document.

May be presented in lieu of a document listed above for a temporary period. For receipt validity dates, see the M-274.

Receipt for a replacement of a lost, stolen, or damaged List A document. Form I-94 issued to a lawful permanent resident that contains an I-551 stamp and a photograph of the individual. Form I-94 with “RE” notation or refugee stamp issued to a refugee.

Receipt for a replacement of a lost, stolen, or damaged List B document.

Receipt for a replacement of a lost, stolen, or damaged List C document.

*Refer to the Employment Authorization Extensions page on I-9 Central for more information.

*USE ONLY IF SOMEONE PREPARED PAGE ONE OF THIS FORM FOR THE EMPLOYEE*

Supplement A, Preparer and/or Translator Certification for Section 1

Instructions: This supplement must be completed by any preparer and/or translator who assists an employee in completing Section 1 of Form I-9. The preparer and/or translator must enter the employee's name in the spaces provided above. Each preparer or translator must complete, sign, and date a separate certification area. Employers must retain completed supplement sheets with the employee's completed Form I-9.

FIRST PREPARER 

I attest, under penalty of perjury, that I have assisted in the completion of Section 1 of this form and that to the best of my knowledge the information is true and correct.

SECOND PREPARER (IF APPLICABLE)

I attest, under penalty of perjury, that I have assisted in the completion of Section 1 of this form and that to the best of my knowledge the information is true and correct.

THIRD PREPARER (IF APPLICABLE)

I attest, under penalty of perjury, that I have assisted in the completion of Section 1 of this form and that to the best of my knowledge the information is true and correct.

Instructions: This supplement replaces Section 3 on the previous version of Form I-9. Only use this page if your employee requires reverification, is rehired within three years of the date the original Form I-9 was completed, or provides proof of a legal name change. Enter the employee's name in the fields above. Use a new section for each reverification or rehire. Review the Form I-9 instructions before completing this page. Keep this page as part of the employee's Form I-9 record. Additional guidance can be found in the Handbook for Employers: Guidance for Completing Form I-9 (M-274)

Date of Rehire (if applicable)

Reverification: If the employee requires reverification, your employee can choose to present any acceptable List A or List C documentation to show continued employment authorization. Enter the document information in the spaces below.

I attest, under penalty of perjury, that to the best of my knowledge, this employee is authorized to work in the United States, and if the employee presented documentation, the documentation I examined appears to be genuine and to relate to the individual who presented it.

Reverification: If the employee requires reverification, your employee can choose to present any acceptable List A or List C documentation to show continued employment authorization. Enter the document information in the spaces below.

I attest, under penalty of perjury, that to the best of my knowledge, this employee is authorized to work in the United States, and if the employee presented documentation, the documentation I examined appears to be genuine and to relate to the individual who presented it.