I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification

USCIS
Form I-9

Employment Eligibility Verification
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

OMB No. 1615-0047
Expires 08/31/2019

►START HERE: Read instructions carefully before completing this form. The instructions must be available, either in paper or electronically,
during completion of this form. Employers are liable for errors in the completion of this form.

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION NOTICE: It is illegal to discriminate against work-authorized individuals. Employers CANNOT specify which
document(s) an employee may present to establish employment authorization and identity. The refusal to hire or continue to employ
an individual because the documentation presented has a future expiration date may also constitute illegal discrimination.

Section 1. Employee Information and Attestation (Employees must complete and sign Section 1 of Form I-9 no later
than the first day of employment, but not before accepting a job offer.)
Last Name (Family Name)

Apt. Number

Address (Street Number and Name)

Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy)

Middle Initial

First Name (Given Name)

U.S. Social Security Number
-

Other Last Names Used (if any)
State

City or Town

ZIP Code

Employee's Telephone Number

Employee's E-mail Address

-

I am aware that federal law provides for imprisonment and/or fines for false statements or use of false documents in
connection with the completion of this form.
I attest, under penalty of perjury, that I am (check one of the following boxes):
1. A citizen of the United States
2. A noncitizen national of the United States (See instructions)
3. A lawful permanent resident

(Alien Registration Number/USCIS Number):

4. An alien authorized to work

until (expiration date, if applicable, mm/dd/yyyy):

Some aliens may write "N/A" in the expiration date field. (See instructions)
QR Code - Section 1
Do Not Write In This Space

Aliens authorized to work must provide only one of the following document numbers to complete Form I-9:
An Alien Registration Number/USCIS Number OR Form I-94 Admission Number OR Foreign Passport Number.
1. Alien Registration Number/USCIS Number:

OR
2. Form I-94 Admission Number:

OR
3. Foreign Passport Number:
Country of Issuance:
Signature of Employee

Today's Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

Preparer and/or Translator Certification (check one):
I did not use a preparer or translator.

A preparer(s) and/or translator(s) assisted the employee in completing Section 1.

(Fields below must be completed and signed when preparers and/or translators assist an employee in completing Section 1.)
I attest, under penalty of perjury, that I have assisted in the completion of Section 1 of this form and that to the best of my
knowledge the information is true and correct.
Today's Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

Signature of Preparer or Translator
Last Name (Family Name)

Address (Street Number and Name)

First Name (Given Name)

City or Town

State

ZIP Code

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USCIS
Form I-9

Employment Eligibility Verification
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

OMB No. 1615-0047
Expires 08/31/2019

Section 2. Employer or Authorized Representative Review and Verification
(Employers or their authorized representative must complete and sign Section 2 within 3 business days of the employee's first day of employment. You
must physically examine one document from List A OR a combination of one document from List B and one document from List C as listed on the "Lists
of Acceptable Documents.")
Employee Info from Section 1

Last Name (Family Name)

List A

First Name (Given Name)

OR

List B

M.I.

AND

List C

Identity

Identity and Employment Authorization

Citizenship/Immigration Status

Employment Authorization

Document Title

Document Title

Document Title

Issuing Authority

Issuing Authority

Issuing Authority

Document Number

Document Number

Document Number

Expiration Date (if any)(mm/dd/yyyy)

Expiration Date (if any)(mm/dd/yyyy)

Expiration Date (if any)(mm/dd/yyyy)

Document Title
QR Code - Sections 2 & 3
Do Not Write In This Space

Additional Information

Issuing Authority
Document Number
Expiration Date (if any)(mm/dd/yyyy)
Document Title
Issuing Authority
Document Number
Expiration Date (if any)(mm/dd/yyyy)

Certification: I attest, under penalty of perjury, that (1) I have examined the document(s) presented by the above-named employee,
(2) the above-listed document(s) appear to be genuine and to relate to the employee named, and (3) to the best of my knowledge the
employee is authorized to work in the United States.
The employee's first day of employment (mm/dd/yyyy):
Signature of Employer or Authorized Representative
Last Name of Employer or Authorized Representative

(See instructions for exemptions)

Today's Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

Title of Employer or Authorized Representative

First Name of Employer or Authorized Representative

Employer's Business or Organization Address (Street Number and Name)

City or Town

Employer's Business or Organization Name
State

ZIP Code

Section 3. Reverification and Rehires (To be completed and signed by employer or authorized representative.)
A. New Name (if applicable)
Last Name (Family Name)

B. Date of Rehire (if applicable)
First Name (Given Name)

Middle Initial

Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

C. If the employee's previous grant of employment authorization has expired, provide the information for the document or receipt that establishes
continuing employment authorization in the space provided below.
Document Title

Document Number

Expiration Date (if any) (mm/dd/yyyy)

I attest, under penalty of perjury, that to the best of my knowledge, this employee is authorized to work in the United States, and if
the employee presented document(s), the document(s) I have examined appear to be genuine and to relate to the individual.
Signature of Employer or Authorized Representative

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Today's Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

Name of Employer or Authorized Representative

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LISTS OF ACCEPTABLE DOCUMENTS
All documents must be UNEXPIRED
Employees may present one selection from List A
or a combination of one selection from List B and one selection from List C.
LIST A
Documents that Establish
Both Identity and
Employment Authorization
1. U.S. Passport or U.S. Passport Card
2. Permanent Resident Card or Alien
Registration Receipt Card (Form I-551)
3. Foreign passport that contains a
temporary I-551 stamp or temporary
I-551 printed notation on a machinereadable immigrant visa
4. Employment Authorization Document
that contains a photograph (Form
I-766)
5. For a nonimmigrant alien authorized
to work for a specific employer
because of his or her status:
a. Foreign passport; and
b. Form I-94 or Form I-94A that has
the following:
(1) The same name as the passport;
and
(2) An endorsement of the alien's
nonimmigrant status as long as
that period of endorsement has
not yet expired and the
proposed employment is not in
conflict with any restrictions or
limitations identified on the form.
6. Passport from the Federated States of
Micronesia (FSM) or the Republic of
the Marshall Islands (RMI) with Form
I-94 or Form I-94A indicating
nonimmigrant admission under the
Compact of Free Association Between
the United States and the FSM or RMI

LIST B

LIST C
Documents that Establish
Employment Authorization

Documents that Establish
Identity
OR

AND
1. Driver's license or ID card issued by a
State or outlying possession of the
United States provided it contains a
photograph or information such as
name, date of birth, gender, height, eye
color, and address
2. ID card issued by federal, state or local
government agencies or entities,
provided it contains a photograph or
information such as name, date of birth,
gender, height, eye color, and address
3. School ID card with a photograph
4. Voter's registration card
5. U.S. Military card or draft record
6. Military dependent's ID card
7. U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner
Card
8. Native American tribal document
9. Driver's license issued by a Canadian
government authority

For persons under age 18 who are
unable to present a document
listed above:

1. A Social Security Account Number
card, unless the card includes one of
the following restrictions:
(1) NOT VALID FOR EMPLOYMENT
(2) VALID FOR WORK ONLY WITH
INS AUTHORIZATION
(3) VALID FOR WORK ONLY WITH
DHS AUTHORIZATION
2. Certification of report of birth issued
by the Department of State (Forms
DS-1350, FS-545, FS-240)
3. Original or certified copy of birth
certificate issued by a State,
county, municipal authority, or
territory of the United States
bearing an official seal
4. Native American tribal document
5. U.S. Citizen ID Card (Form I-197)
6. Identification Card for Use of
Resident Citizen in the United
States (Form I-179)
7. Employment authorization
document issued by the
Department of Homeland Security

10. School record or report card
11. Clinic, doctor, or hospital record
12. Day-care or nursery school record

Examples of many of these documents appear in Part 13 of the Handbook for Employers (M-274).

Refer to the instructions for more information about acceptable receipts.

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