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The Q&A below relate to the March 20, 2020, DHS Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announcement concerning flexibility in requirements related to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, compliance for employers and employees taking physical proximity precautions due to COVID-19. These temporary flexibilities will end on July 31, 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.
On May 12, the Department of Homeland Security published a temporary final rule to change certain H-2B requirements to help secure the U.S. food supply chain and reduce the economic impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency on H-2B employers.
On March 20, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced flexibility in complying with requirements related to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, due to COVID-19.
Employees, including those who attest to being lawful permanent residents (LPRs), may choose to present a List A document (evidence of identity and employment eligibility) or a combination of documents from List B (evidence of identity) and List C (evidence of employment eligibility) when completing Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
Employers may accept Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card issued to LPRs is an acceptable List A document. These cards may have:
USCIS published an interim final rule (IFR) May 13 implementing the Northern Mariana Islands U.S.
USCIS recently migrated to Microsoft 365. As of April 24, we are unable to receive and answer emails sent to i-9central@dhs.gov. If you sent an email to this email address on or after April 24 and have not received a response within 48 hours, please resend your message to the email address below:
i-9central@uscis.dhs.gov
On April 20, the Department of Homeland Security published a temporary final rule to amend certain H-2A requirements to help U.S. agricultural employers avoid disruptions in lawful agricultural-related employment during the coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency.
In an effort to prevent a lapse in employment authorizations for certain Liberians in the United States, on March 30, 2020, President Donald Trump issued a memorandum directing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Chad Wolf to extend the deferred enforced departure (DED) wind-down period for eligible Liberians through Jan. 10, 2021.