As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, remote Inspection of Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification has been extended yet again, this time until August 31, 2021. Form I-9 is used to verify the identity and employment authorizaiton of individuals hired to work in the United States. This form must be completed by all U.S. employers and must be done for U.S. citizens as well as noncitizens.
Beginning March 20, 2020 DHS announced that the review of Form I-9 Section 2 documents would be suspended for remote workers. As such, employers are not required to review Section 2 documents in the employee’s physical presence. Insepection is permitted remotely (zoom, fax, email, etc.). Once the workplace reopens, employers are required to physically inspect said documents. As a result of the prolonged pandemic, this flexibility has been extended numerous times and is currently in effect until August 31, 2021.
Although in person Form I-9 inspection is on “summer virtual vacation”, now is the time for employers to begin thinking about what the return to a physical workplace will mean for Form I-9 compliance
Wildes & Weinberg, P.C. was founded in 1960 by Leon Wildes, whose best-known accomplishment was his successful representation of John Lennon in his widely publicized deportation proceedings (the circumstances of which have inspired several films and documentaries). The firm specializes exclusively in the practice of U.S. immigration and nationality law, has a distinguished domestic and international clientele, and can assist with any type of immigration matter including employment and investment-based immigration, work permits, permanent residence for qualified individuals, family-based immigration, asylum, and Form I-9 compliance.
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