USCIS Form I-9: Employment Eligibility Verification

Edition date

01/20/25. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.

Employers may also use the following previous editions: • Form I-9 with an 08/01/23 edition date, valid until its expiration date of 05/31/2027; and • Form I-9 with an 08/01/23 edition date, valid until its expiration date of 07/31/2026. You can find the expiration date at the top of the page on the form and instructions.

Employers using an electronic version of Form I-9 must update their systems with the version that has the expiration date of 05/31/2027 by 07/31/2026. Edition dates are listed in mm/dd/yy format.

Expiration dates are listed in mm/dd/yyyy format.

Where to file

Do not file Form I-9 with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) or U.S.

Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Employers must: Have a completed Form I-9 on file for each person on their payroll who is required to complete the form; Retain and store Form I-9 for three years after the date of hire, or for one year after employment is terminated, whichever is later; and Make their forms available for inspection if requested by authorized U.S. government officials from the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Labor, or Department of Justice.

Filing fee

You can find the filing fee for Form I-9 by visiting our Fee Schedule page.

Special instructions

The Form I-9 link consists of four parts: Page 1 contains the sections that all new employees and their employers must complete. New employees must attest to their employment authorization in Section 1 and present acceptable documents to their employer.

Employers must examine the employee’s documents and record the document information in Section 2. Certain employers who choose to remotely examine the employee’s documentation under a DHS-authorized alternative procedure must check the box in Section 2 to indicate they did so.

Page 2 contains the Lists of Acceptable Documents that employers must provide to employees, either as a hard copy or as a hyperlink to this form. Employers do not need to retain this page with an employee’s Form I-9.

Page 3 contains Supplement A, Preparer and/or Translator Certification for Section 1. Employers must ensure that preparers or translators who assist an employee in completing Section 1 complete this page, then retain it with the employee’s Form I-9.

If the employee does not use a preparer or translator, employers do not need to print, provide, or retain this page with an employee’s Form I-9.