New Employment Verification form goes into effect April 3rd 2009

The much anticipated, revised I9 US Employment Verification Form went into effect yesterday (Friday April 3rd, 2009). Below is the press release from the USCIS website;
WASHINGTON, April 3, 2009 — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a reminder that the revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (Rev. 02/02/09), goes into effect today for all U.S. [...]

USCIS Delays Rule Changing List of Documents Acceptable to Verify Employment Eligibility

The Agency Reopens Public Comment Period for 30 days
Janurary 30, 2009
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today it has delayed by 60 days, until April 3, 2009, the implementation of an interim final rule entitled “Documents Acceptable for Employment Eligibility Verification” published in the Federal Register on Dec. 17, 2008.  The rule streamlines the [...]

USCIS Revises Employment Verification Forms – Publishes New I-9 Rules

NOTE: New I-9 form should be available beginning February 1st 2009 on the USCIS website. A draft copy of the form is available here but cannot be used. Scroll to the bottom of the document after clicking on the link to see the sample I-9.

WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has [...]

Immigration: Five Documents Removed From List Of Acceptable Documents For I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, And New I-9 Form Required

source: http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=57166
12 February 2008Article by Susan Schmidt
Starting November 7, 2007, employers must use the most recent I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification form for new hires and employment reverification. Five previously accepted documents no longer can be used to comply with I-9 requirements, though one other document has been added to the “List of Acceptable [...]