Reverifying the Form I-9
You must reverify employment eligibility when an employee’s employment authorization documentation expires. You can also reverify employment authorization, in lieu of completing a new Form I-9, when an employee is rehired within three years of the date that the Form I-9 was originally completed and the employee’s work authorization or evidence of work authorization expires.
You must reverify employment authorization on Section 3 of the Form I-9 or by completing a new Form I-9 to be attached to the original Form I-9, no later than the expiration date of prior authorization. To reverify expired status (Section 1) and/or expired work authorization document(s) (Section 2), an employee can present any currently valid List A or List C document.
Employees are not required to present, for reverification purposes, a new version of the same document that was previously presented to satisfy Section 2. Any document or combination of documents that would be acceptable to demonstrate work eligibility or authorization is acceptable. Receipts showing that the employee has applied for an extension of an expired employment authorization document are not acceptable.
The reverification requirement does not apply to the US passport or green card (Form I-551) issued to lawful permanent residents. Temporary evidence of permanent resident status, in the form of an unexpired foreign passport containing a temporary I-551 Alien Documentation Identification and Telecommunication System (ADIT) stamp, is subject to the reverification requirement.
You may want to create a system that reminds you when an employee’s authorization document will expire. Advance warning is important so the employee can apply for, and receive, replacement documents in time to maintain uninterrupted employment.
You must reverify employment authorization on Section 3 of the Form I-9 or by completing a new Form I-9 to be attached to the original Form I-9, no later than the expiration date of prior authorization. To reverify expired status (Section 1) and/or expired work authorization document(s) (Section 2), an employee can present any currently valid List A or List C document.
Employees are not required to present, for reverification purposes, a new version of the same document that was previously presented to satisfy Section 2. Any document or combination of documents that would be acceptable to demonstrate work eligibility or authorization is acceptable. Receipts showing that the employee has applied for an extension of an expired employment authorization document are not acceptable.
The reverification requirement does not apply to the US passport or green card (Form I-551) issued to lawful permanent residents. Temporary evidence of permanent resident status, in the form of an unexpired foreign passport containing a temporary I-551 Alien Documentation Identification and Telecommunication System (ADIT) stamp, is subject to the reverification requirement.
You may want to create a system that reminds you when an employee’s authorization document will expire. Advance warning is important so the employee can apply for, and receive, replacement documents in time to maintain uninterrupted employment.