The 2011 Handbook for Employers provides improved instructions and visual aids on a variety of topics related to Form I-9. Some of the changes made include:
Expanded guidance on photocopying and retention
New guidance on breaks in service, mergers and acquisitions
Expanded guidance on lawful permanent residents
Other revisions:
- Includes additional guidance for employers using notaries or other agents to complete Form I-9 on their behalf.
- Includes information on new legislation concerning Puerto Rico birth certificates.
- Clarifies the time frame within which employers must complete Section 2 of Form I-9.
- Adds questions and answers on completing Form I-9 for employees who present documents with slight misspellings, compound last names and married names.
- Adds an overview of FAR in E-Verify section of the Handbook.
- Removes Form I-9 from the Handbook, so that employers do not accidentally use outdated versions of the form when USCIS later make updates to it.
The 2011 Handbook for Employers provides improved instructions and visual aids on a variety of topics related to Form I-9. Some of the changes made include:
Expanded guidance on photocopying and retention
New guidance on breaks in service, mergers and acquisitions
Expanded guidance on lawful permanent residents
Other revisions:
· Includes additional guidance for employers using notaries or other agents to complete Form I-9 on their behalf.
· Includes information on new legislation concerning Puerto Rico birth certificates.
· Clarifies the time frame within which employers must complete Section 2 of Form I-9.
· Adds questions and answers on completing Form I-9 for employees who present documents with slight misspellings, compound last names and married names.
· Adds an overview of FAR in E-Verify section of the Handbook.
· Removes Form I-9 from the Handbook, so that employers do not accidentally use outdated versions of the form when USCIS later make updates to it.
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
