New Form I-9 for Employment Verification Not Imminent
Posted Oct 26, 2007 | updated Oct 31, 2007 | updated Nov 08, 2007
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In the last weeks of October 2007, many immigration attorneys who are members of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) have received eMail messages from a company promoting a new Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) compliance product. This raised some concerns that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may publish a new I-9 soon. The I-9 is the form that employers must complete as part of their required efforts to verify and document the employment authorization of their respective workforces.
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AILA has been able to confirm with the DHS that, although the DHS has been working on revisions to the Form I-9, the agency will not release a new version of the form in the near future. As always, a notice in the Federal Register will precede the publication of a new I-9 form.
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We at the Murthy Law Firm, together with AILA, will monitor the situation and report any changes pertaining to the I-9 form to MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers.
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USCIS Reverses Earlier Statement on New I-9
Contrary to the earlier information made available by the USCIS, the American Immigration Lawyers' Association (AILA) has just confirmed with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that the agency intends to publish a new Form I-9 and Employer Handbook as early as the week of November 5, 2007.  Posted Oct 31, 2007
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USCIS 'Encourages' Immediate Use of New I-9 Form
The USCIS announced Nov 7, 2007 its release of the new version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification and the M-274, Handbook for Employers, Instructions for Completing the Form I-9. The form and handbook are available on the USCIS WebSite. USCIS encourages employers to use the new form immediately, although it will not be required until notice is published in the Federal Register.  Posted Nov 8, 2007