Reminder: Employers must use revised Form I-9 effective November 1, 2023

USCIS published a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification on August 1, 2023. Among the improvements to the form is a checkbox E-Verify employers can use to indicate remote examination of identity and employment authorization documents. Employers who were participating in E-Verify and created a case for employees whose documents were examined during COVID-19 flexibilities (March 20, 2020, to July 31, 2023), may choose to use the new alternative procedure starting on August 1, 2023, to satisfy the physical document examination requirement by August 30, 2023. Employers who were not enrolled in E-Verify during the COVID-19 flexibilities were required to complete an in-person examination by August 30, 2023. Employers must use the new version of Form I-9 (edition date 08/01/23) effective November 1, 2023.