Minor Changes to Form I-9 and E-Verify

Recently, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced minor changes to the Form I-9 to align with statutory language. The changes update language in the document that was included in previous editions of the Form I-9 released under the Biden administration.

The new Form I-9 changes the language in Section 1, checkbox 4 from “A noncitizen authorized to work” to “an alien authorized to work”. Additionally, USCIS announced that E-Verify and E-Verify + have updated the Citizenship Status selection during case creation. Specifically, the selection “a noncitizen authorized to work” is updated to “an alien authorized to work.” The new Form I-9 also updates the descriptions of the documents accepted under List B to say “sex” instead of “gender.”

Although the revised Form I-9 is now available to download, multiple previous editions are still valid until their respective expiration dates:

• Form I-9 (08/01/23 edition) that is valid until 05/31/2027)
  Form I-9 (08/01/23 edition) that is valid until 07/31/2026 (Employers using this form must update their electronic systems with the 05/31/27 expiration date of July 31, 2023.

For more information about the minor changes to Form I-9 and E-Verify, visit the USCIS website or reach out to our team at Associated Industries.