New Form I-9 Available for Employers

The United States Customs and Immigrations Service (USCIS) has recently published the new Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Employers can download the new form at the USCIS website. Employers are required to complete a Form I-9 within three business days of hiring a new employee and are required to retain the forms for three years post-hire or one year after termination of employment, whichever is longer (click here for other time periods for retaining employment documents). Employers are required to use this new form by January 2006, but can begin using it before that time.