On April 2, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) issued a new version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, with some minor changes to align with statutory language and updated the DHS Privacy Notice. The revised Form I-9 with an edition date of January 20, 2025 and an expiration date of May 31, 2027 is now available for download on the USCIS website: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-9.pdf.

Key updates to the Form include: 

• Renaming the fourth checkbox in Section 1 to “An alien authorized to work” 
• Revising the descriptions of two List B documents in the Lists of Acceptable Documents (the change is to the description of driver’s licenses and ID cards issued by federal, state, or local government agencies or entities, noting that the document should include information such as the individual’s “sex” rather than “gender”)
• Adding appropriate statutory language and a revised DHS Privacy Notice to the instructions 

The Jan. 20, 2025, edition of Form I-9 may be used now. However, employers may still use the two older versions of Form I-9 bearing an Aug. 1, 2023, edition date, as those remain valid through their expiration dates, found at the top right-hand corner of the form. These older versions are:

• Form I-9 (Aug. 1, 2023, edition) with a May 31, 2027, expiration date.
• Form I-9 (Aug. 1, 2023, edition) with a July 31, 2026, expiration date. Employers using this form who utilize an electronic system for Form I-9 completion must update their electronic systems to reflect the May 31, 2027, expiration date by July 31, 2026.

In addition, beginning April 3, 2025, E-Verify and E-Verify+ will have updated the Citizenship Status selection during case creation. The selection “A noncitizen authorized to work” will be updated to “An alien authorized to work.” Therefore, E-Verify users creating cases through Web Services applications will see the employee status attestation automatically updated to “An alien authorized to work”—even if the Web Services application submits “A noncitizen authorized to work” if the employee selected citizenship status number four on Form I-9. 

Should you have any questions, please contact Ali Law Group.

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