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A new Form I-9 for 2023 with updated processes and fewer pages will be introduced this year. Once in place, employers are usually given 90 days to use the form in a compliant manner. Immigration Control and Enforcement (ICE) will announce an official timeline when the new processes are approved.

Employers should continue using the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, after its expiration date of Oct. 31, 2022 until further notice. DHS will publish a Federal Register notice to announce the new version of the Form I-9 once it becomes available. Was this page helpful?

Timely completion of the I-9 form and submission to E-Verify is more important than you might think. It pays to understand all E-Verify deadlines, but the E-Verify Three Day Rule is especially important. Failure to complete the form and verify ing to law and the MoU has resulted in substantial fines to employers.

Employers must complete Form I-9 to document verification of the identity and employment authorization of each new employee (both citizen and noncitizen) hired after November 6, 1986, to work in the United States.

Employers must complete and sign Section 2 of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, within 3 business days of the date of hire of their employee (the hire date means the first day of work for pay). For example, if your employee began work for pay on Monday, you must complete Section 2 by Thursday of that week.

Use Form I-9 to verify the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment in the United States. All U.S. employers must properly complete Form I-9 for each individual they hire for employment in the United States. This includes citizens and noncitizens.

To order USCIS forms, you can download them from our website at .uscis.gov/forms or call our toll-free number at 1-800-870-3676. You can obtain information about Form I-9 from our website at .uscis.gov or by calling 1-888-464-4218.