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20Part EightAcceptable Documents for VerifyingEmployment EligibilityThe following documents have been designated fordetermining employment eligibility by the Act. Aperson must present a document or documents thatestablish identity and employment eligibility. Acomprehensive list of acceptable documents can befound on the next page of this Handbook and on theback of the Form I-9. Samples of many of theacceptable documents appear on the following pages.To establish both identity and employmenteligibility, a person can present a passport, an AlienRegistration Receipt Card, or one of the otherdocuments from List A.If a person does not present a document from List A,he or she must present one document from List Bwhich establishes identity and one document fromList C which establishes employment eligibility.To establish identity only, a person must present adocument from List B, such as a state-issued driver'slicense, a state-issued identification card, or one ofthe other documents listed.To establish employment eligibility only, a personmust present a document from List C, such as aSocial Security Card, a United States birth certificate,or one of the other documents listed.If a person is unable to present the requireddocument(s) within 3 business days of the dateemployment begins, he or she must present (within 3business days) a receipt showing that he or she hasapplied for the document. The person then mustpresent the actual document within 90 days of thedate employment begins. The person must haveindicated on or before the time employment began,by having checked an appropriate box in Section 1,that he or she is already eligible to be employed inthe United States.LIST ADocuments That Establish Both Identity andEmployment Eligibility* United States Passport (unexpired or expired)* Certificate of United States Citizenship (INSForm N-560 or N-561)* Certificate of Naturalization (INS Form N-550 orN-570)* Unexpired foreign passport which:* contains an unexpired stamp which reads"Processed for I-551. Temporary Evidenceof Lawful Admission for permanentresidence. Valid until ------Employment authorized;" or*has attached to it a Form I-94 bearing thesame name as the passport and containingan employment authorization stamp, solong as the period of endorsement has notyet expired, and the proposed employmentis not in conflict with any restrictions orlimitations identified on the Form I-94.NOTE: For more detailed informationconcerning the Form I-94, see page 23 ofthis Handbook.*Alien Registration Receipt Card (INS Form I-151or I-551) provided that it contains a photographof the bearer* Unexpired Temporary Resident Card (INS FormI-688)****Unexpired Employment Authorization Card (INSForm I-688A)Unexpired reentry permit (INS Form I-327)Unexpired Refugee Travel document (INS FormI-571)Unexpired Employment Authorization Documentissued by the INS which contains a photograph(INS Form I-688B)
21LIST BDocuments That Establish IdentityFor individuals 18 years of age or older:* Driver's license or ID card issued by a state oroutlying possession of the United Statesprovided it contains a photograph or informationsuch as name, date of birth, sex, height, eyecolor, and addressLIST CDocuments That Establish Employment EligibilityU.S. Social Security Number Card other thanone which has printed on its face "NOT VALIDFOR EMPLOYMENT"NOTE: This must be a card issued by theSocial Security Administration, a facsimile (suchas a metal or plastic reproduction) is not anacceptable document.*ID card issued by federal, state, or localgovernment agencies or entities provided it * Certification of Birth Abroad issued by thecontains a photograph or information such as Department of State (Form FS-545 or Formname, date of birth, sex, height, eye color, and DS-1350)address (including U.S. Citizen ID Card [INS*Form I-1971 and ID Card for use of ResidentOriginal or certified copy of a birth certificateissued by a state, county, municipal authority, orCitizen in the U.S. [INS Form I-1791)outlying possession of the United States bearing* School identification card with a photograph an official seal* Voter's registration card * Native American tribal document* United States military card or draft record*U.S. Citizen ID Card (INS Form I-197)* Military dependent's identification card * ID Card for Use of Resident Citizen in the U.S.(INS Form I-179)* United States Coast Guard Merchant MarinerCard * Unexpired employment authorization documentissued by the INS* Native American tribal document* Driver's license issued by a Canadiangovernment authorityFor individuals under the age of 18 who are unable topresent one of the documents listed above:* School record or report card*Clinic, doctor, or hospital record* Day-care or nursery school record*
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