DHS Final Rule on Optional Alternatives to Physical Document Examination for Form I-9

DHS final rule amending the regulations to create a framework under which the DHS Secretary may, as an optional alternative to the in-person physical document examination method that employers have followed as part of the Form I-9 process, authorize alternative document examination procedures. In a separate Federal Register document, DHS is announcing the Secretary’s authorization of an alternative document examination procedure and the conditions for participation. (88 FR 47990, 7/25/23)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

8 CFR Part 274a

[DHS Docket No. ICEB–2021–0010]

RIN 1653–AA86

Optional Alternatives to the Physical Document Examination Associated With Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I–9)

AGENCY: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Final rule.

Related Resources

• DHS Notice of Authorization of an Optional Alternative to Physical Document Examination for Form I-9 (88 FR 47749, 7/25/23)
• USCIS Notice of a New Version of Form I-9 (88 FR 47891, 7/25/23)