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Federal law requires that every employer* who recruits, refers for a fee, or hires an individual for employment in the U.S. must complete Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Form I-9 will help you verify your employee's identity and employment authorization.

*NOTE: We will refer to both employers and agricultural recruiters and referrers for a fee collectively as "employers" throughout I-9 Central.

REMINDER: Certain Afghan and Ukrainian Parolees Are Employment Authorized Incident to Parole.

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Certain Employees May Present New or Corrected Forms I-797C, Notices of Action
March 20, 2023
USCIS issued new or corrected I-797, Notice of Action, receipt notices to certain individuals who did not initially receive information about the up to 540-day Employment Authorization Document (EAD) auto-extension period. 
Temporary Status Documentation for Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR)
March 16, 2023
USCIS field offices recently started delivering Forms I-94 with ADIT (temporary I-551) stamps as temporary evidence of LPR status without requiring an in-person appearance at the field office. With this new operational process, USCIS has added more ways for applicants to obtain proof of status. This alternate Form I-94 with an ADIT stamp is an acceptable List A receipt for Form I-9 and E-Verify.
TPS Somalia Extended and Redesignated for 18 Months; EADs Automatically Extended Through March 17, 2024
March 13, 2023
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas extended and redesignated Somalia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) through Sept. 17, 2024.  Current beneficiaries who want to maintain their status must re-register between March 13, 2023, through May 9, 2023. Somali nationals and individuals having no nationality who last habitually resided in Somalia may submit an initial registration application under the redesignation of Somalia for TPS and apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD).

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Form I-9
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Read our guidance for completing Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, in the M-274, Handbook for Employers.
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