Failure to comply with I-9 requirements can result in fines up to $1,100 per violation.

The office of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), formerly known as the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), recently released a revised Form I-9.

The new form includes mandatory changes to the List of Acceptable Documents, as well as other substantive changes.

According to a notice publihed in the Federal Register, the new form must be used from Apirl 3, 2009, onward until superseded. The currently acceptable I-9 forms are dated 2/2/2009 and 8/7/2009.

Employers are responsible for the completion and retention of Forms I-9 for all employees, regardless of citizenship or national origin, hired for employment in the United States.

Additionally, Employers must retain the I-9 form of each employee either for three (3) years after the date of hire or for one (1) year after employment is terminated, whichever is later. All current employees, therefore, must have I-9s on file with the employer.

Personnel Concepts offers the updated Form I-9 in packs of 10 and 25.

Features:

• Detailed, easy-to-use instruction sheet attached to each form.
• List of acceptable documents to be used for proving citizenship or immigration status.

Each pack includes thorough instructions on how to complete the form and a quick reference sheet to common I-9 mistakes.