New I-9 Handbook for Employers - Immigration Lawyer

U. S. Department of JusticeImmigration and Naturalization ServiceTo United States Employers:Thank you for your cooperation and assistance. For the past five years, you haveworked with us to implement the employment eligibility verification and employersanctions provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Yourteamwork has made the law a success, ensuring fairness in applying the law andpreserving jobs for those who are legally eligible to work -- citizens and nationalsand aliens authorized to work in the United States.Based on comments and suggestions received from the public and our experiencein these first years, we have revised the Employment Eligibility Verification Form(I-9) and expanded this Handbook for Employers. We have sought to simplify andclarify.This Handbook provides a step-by-step explanation of what you as an employermust do to meet your responsibilities under the law. It also explains theresponsibilities and rights of employees in the hiring and verification process. Wehave included additional illustrations of documents that may be used to establishidentity and employment eligibility. The Handbook also provides expandedinformation about how to avoid employment discrimination based on citizenship ornational origin.The Immigration and Naturalization Service thanks you for your compliance withthese requirements, now an established part of our nation's laws. We are countingon your continued cooperation.Gene McNaryCommissionerImmigration and Naturalization Service