I-9 form delayed

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) delayed the new form until April 3, 2009.  Employers are required to continue to use the Form I-9 (Rev. 06/05/07).  Comments regarding the new form can be submitted in writing until March 4, 2009 by contacting www.regulations.gov.

Changes on the new form include no longer allowing expired documents and some documents will be removed and no longer accepted.

Retention of the Form I-9 is either three years after the date of hire or one year after employment is terminated, whichever is later.

For more informaiton on employement documentation, retention or the Form I-9 contact StaffScapes Human Resource Department at 303-466-7864.

I-9 Form

Don’t get rid of your I-9 forms just yet.  The Employment Eligibility verification form I-9 is valid beyond the 06/30/09 expiration date.  The current form you should be using was revised on February 2, 2009 and was effective April 1, 2009.  (Rev. 02/02/09) is at the bottom of the form. 

USCIS is waiting for the extension to be approved before they will issue an updated form.  They have requested to continue to use the current version. 

For more informaiton visit www.uscis.gov.