FINAL REMINDER: DHS Ended COVID-19 Temporary Policy for Expired List B Identity Documents
DHS adopted the temporary policy in response to the difficulties many individuals experienced with renewing documents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that document-issuing authorities have reopened and/or provided alternatives to in-person renewals, DHS ended this flexibility on May 1, 2022 and employers must only accept unexpired List B documents.
If an employee presented an expired List B document between May 1, 2020, and April 30, 2022, employers are required to update their Forms I-9 by July 31, 2022. See table below for update requirements.
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If the employee’s Form I‑9 was completed between May 1, 2020 and April 30, 2022 with an expired List B document and that document expired on or after March 1, 2020, and the employee: |
Then: |
| Is still employed. |
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| Is no longer employed. | No action is required. |
| The List B document was auto extended by the issuing authority, so it was unexpired when presented. | No action is required because the document was unexpired when presented. |
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