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USCIS Delays Rule Changing List of Documents Acceptable to Verify Employment Eligibility

Posted by: Gina Giambalvo
February 02, 2009
Topic: Employment Verification / I-9 News

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced Friday that it has delayed the implementation of an interim final rule entitled "Documents acceptable for Employment Eligibility Verification" published in the Federal Register on December 17, 2008 by 60 days, until Aptil 3, 2009.  The rule streamlines the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) process and was originally set to take effect today, February 2, 2009. 

The delay will provide DHS with an opportunity for further consideration of the rule and also allows the public additional time to submit comments. A notice announcing the delay was transmitted today to the Federal Register.  In addition, USCIS has reopened the public comment period for 30 days, until March 4, 2009. The interim final rule will amend regulations governing the types of acceptable identity and employment authorization documents employees may present to their employers for completion of the Form I-9.  Under the interim rule, employers will no longer be able to accept expired documents to verify employment authorization on the Form I-9. 

The interim final rule and an informational copy of the revised Form I-9 will continue to be available for public comment at www.regulations.gov.

Nachman & Associates, P.C. is a Global Immigration law firm that handles employment verification/I-9 inquiries from employers across the country on a daily basis.  Being a U.S. Department of Justice Grantee, our office is well-qualified to answer these and any questions related to National Origin or Citizenship Status Discrimination, as well as CIS’ E-Verify Program, ICE’s IMAGE Program and the Social Security No-Match Process.  When traditional immigration approaches do not work, our skilled legal team offers many visa options to meet your immigration goals. Please feel free to contact us at any of our seven office locations, and speak to an associate in one of our 12 languages spoken, including: Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Slovak, Czech, Polish, Tagalog, Italian, Russian, Chinese, and German.

 

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