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On May 10, the American Immigration Lawyers Association Verification and Document Liaison Committee met with the USCIS Verification Division, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations Division, and the U.S. Department of Justice Immigrant and Employee Rights Section to respond to questions, provide updates, and address questions from previous meetings. You can find the questions and answers below.
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USCIS will release a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, on July 17. Employers will be able to use this revised version or continue using Form I-9 with a revision date of 11/14/16 N through Sept. 17. On Sept.
USCIS released a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, on July 17. Download instructions are available on the Form I-9 page. Employers can use this revised version or continue using Form I-9 with a revision date of 11/14/16 N through Sept. 17. On Sept.
Arizona joins the Records and Information from DMVs for E-Verify (RIDE) program starting July 31, 2017. RIDE helps to reduce document and employment eligibility verification fraud in E-Verify.
Learn more about Driver's License Verification.
USCIS released an updated Spanish Language I-9 Central web site on Aug. 23. This updated web site will improve user experience and give visitors information and resources in Spanish about the Form I-9 and employment eligibility verification process. The new look includes:
All Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, requirements remain in effect for those areas impacted by Hurricane Harvey. All employers must continue to complete and retain Form I-9 for all individuals they hire for employment.
On September 13, 2017, USCIS will host a stakeholder teleconference to discuss the newly revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. All employers must use the latest version with a revision date 07/17/17 N by September 18, 2017.
We will take questions from the audience about the form and review the latest employment eligibility verification resources.
On Sept. 5, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) initiated the orderly phase out of the program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). See the full announcement for next steps and resources.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen announced that the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Syria has been extended for 18 months, through Sept. 30, 2019. Current beneficiaries who want to maintain their status must re-register between March 5, 2018, and May 4, 2018.
On April 23, USCIS announced the E-Verify program modernized its system to improve users’ experience, reduce errors, and increase the speed and accuracy of the employment eligibility verification process. Improvements include: