Employers Should Keep Using 2/2/09 Version of Form I-9
The current version of Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) published February 2, 2009 has an expiration date of June 30, 2009, but there is no more current version. What's an employer to do? For now, keep using the February 2 version, says the US Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Need the most recent Form I-9? Click here to download the English version; click here to download the Spanish version. The World of Work will let you know as soon as a new version of the form is published.
IRS Form W-4, Form I-9 Now Available in Spanish
After some delay, here it is: the 2009 IRS Form W-4, Spansh Version (click to download). Click here instead if you need the 2009 IRS Form W-4 in English .
Also, you can click to download the current Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) in Spanish. Note, however, that the Spanish version may be filled out by employers and employees in Puerto Rico ONLY. Spanish-speaking employers and employees in the 50 states and other U.S. territories may print this for their reference, but may only complete the form in English to meet employment eligibility verification requirements. Click here to download the Form I-9 in English.
New Form I-9 Available For Download
Finally - the new Form I-9 is here! Click here to download the new Form I-9. Note: the new form is for use only on or after April 3, 2009; until then, keep using the current Form I-9.
What's the Form I-9 you ask, and what's all the fuss? All U.S. employers are responsible for completion and retention of Form I-9 for each individual they hire for employment in the United States. This includes citizens and noncitizens. On the form, the employer must verify the employment eligibility and identity documents presented by the employee and record the document information on the Form I-9. The list of acceptable documents can be found on page 4 of the forms.
New W-4 Forms Available; No New Form I-9 Yet...
New year, new forms: The Internal Revenue Service has released new W-4 Forms for 2009, and we have them for you right here! Just click below to download:
A 2009 Spanish version is pending approval, and we'll post it when it is available.
As previously reported here at the World of Work, employers will be required to adopt the new Form I-9 (Verification of Employment Eligibility) by February 2, 2009. We'd love to give you a link to download it, but guess what: it's not available yet. We'll keep watching and post it here as soon as it's released.
Immigration: More Changes to Form I-9 On The Way
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) last month submitted an interim final rule intended to streamline the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) process. Click here to read the USCIS' Press Release on the interim final rule.
One result of this new rule will be a new Form I-9, which will be made available sometime in the next two months; until then, continue to use the current Form I-9. Once the new I-9 is available, we'll post it here on the World of Work. Among other changes, the new form will narrow the list of acceptable identity documents and further specifies that expired documents are not considered acceptable forms of identification. The revised Form will also include revisions to the employee attestation section, and the addition of the new U.S. Passport Card to List A.
Remember: employers must complete a Form I-9 for all newly hired employees to verify their identity and authorization to work in the United States. For more information, check out the USCIS' information website in the Form I-9.
