Form I-9 Related News

On Sept. 10, USCIS further extended the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (PRC, or Green Card) from 24 months to 36 months for lawful permanent residents who have filed Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card, to renew their PRC. Individuals newly filing Form I-90 will receive a Form I-797, Notice of Action, receipt notice with the 36-month automatic extension. Individuals who have a pending application will receive an amended receipt notice with the 36-month automatic extension before the initial 24-month extension period expires.When completing Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, new employees may present an expiring or expired PRC with this receipt notice as a List A document that extends the PRC for 36 months from the Card Expires date on the front of the card. 

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas is implementing employment authorization for certain Lebanese nationals covered by Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Lebanon through Jan. 25, 2026. When an individual covered by DED receives an Employment Authorization Document with a Category Code of A11, they can show that they are authorized to work for Form I-9. For more information, see the Federal Register notice implementing DED for Lebanon as well as the USCIS Deferred Enforced Departure page.

E-Verify employers have until Jan. 5, 2025, to download records for E-Verify cases last updated on or before Dec. 31, 2014. On Jan. 6, 2025, USCIS will dispose of these E-Verify records that are more than 10 years old.

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas is implementing employment authorization through June 30, 2026, for certain Liberians, or individuals having no nationality who last habitually resided in Liberia, covered by Deferred Enforced Departure (DED). If your employee’s EAD has a Card Expires date of March 30, 2020, Jan. 10, 2021, June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2024, and a Category Code of A11, it is valid through June 30, 2026. Covered individuals may also apply for a new EAD that will be valid through June 30, 2026.

The Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, was recently signed into law. Due to the passage of this law, guidance that “UHP” and “DT” parolees must have entered by Sept. 30, 2023, has been changed to Sept 30, 2024. In light of this legislation, we updated our guidance below regarding which Ukrainian parolees are employment authorized incident to their parole and may present their unexpired Form I-94 as an acceptable List A receipt that temporarily shows identity and employment authorization for Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification for up to 90 days from the date of hire or in the case of reverification, when the date employment authorization expires:

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services updated the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification to extend the expiration date to 05/31/2027.

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas extended and redesignated Somalia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from Sept. 18, 2024, through March 17, 2026. Nationals of Somalia and individuals with no nationality who last habitually resided in Somalia may submit an initial registration application under the redesignation of Somalia for TPS and apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD). Current beneficiaries who want to maintain their status must re-register and may apply for new EADs.

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas extended and redesignated Yemen for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from Sept. 4, 2024, through March 3, 2026. Given the time frames for processing TPS re-registration and Employment Authorization Document (EAD) renewal applications, USCIS has automatically extended through Sept. 3, 2025, the validity of EADs with a Card Expires date of Sept. 3, 2024, or March 3, 2023, issued under the TPS designation for Yemen.