USCIS PROPOSED REVISIONS TO FORM I-9

USCIS notice of a 60-day comment period on the Proposed Revisions to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, are due on 05/29/2012.

The draft of the Proposed Revisions to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification was published on March 27, 2012, and the key revisions which the USCIS is seeking public comment include:

 1. Expanded Form I-9 instructions and revised layout;
 2. New optional data field to collect the employee's email address and telephone number;
 3. New date fields to collect the foreign passport number and country of issuance;
  if the employees use their I-94 and foreign passport to work authorization.

 Employer must continue to use the current edition of Form I-94 until new revised version has been approved and posted by the federal government.

Public may comment on the Proposed Revisions to the Form I-9 by visiting www.regulations.org