Form I-9 Documents
Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s employment eligibility process requires employees to present to their employer evidence of identity and employment eligibility within three business days of the date employment begins. An employee who is authorized to work but is unable to present the required document(s) within three business days, must present a receipt for the application of the document(s) within three business days and the actual document(s) within ninety (90) days from the date employment begins.
For guidelines on which documents on Form I-9 are issued to which categories of individuals, see the USCIS Citizenship Status/Document Matrix.
LIST OF ACCEPTABLE DOCUMENTS
All documents must be original and unexpired
1) Choose one from List A OR
2) Choose one from List B AND one from List C
Documents that Establish Both Identity and Employment |
Documents that Establish |
Documents that Establish |
1. U.S. Passport or U.S. Passport Card |
1. Drivers license or ID card issued by a State or outlying possession of the United States provided it contains a photograph or information such as name, date of birth, gender, height, eye color, and address |
1. Social Security Account Number card other than one that specifies on the face that the issuance of the card does not authorize employment in the United States. |
2. Permanent Resident Card or Alien Registration Receipt Card (Form I-551) |
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3. Foreign passport that contains a temporary I-551 stamp or temporary I-551 printed notation on a machine-readable immigrant visa |
2. ID card issued by federal, state or local government agencies or entities, provided it contains a photograph or information such as name, date of birth, gender, height, eye color, and address |
2. Certification of Birth Abroad issued by the Department of State (Form FS-545) |
4. Employment Authorization Document that contains a photograph (Form I-766) |
3. School ID card with a photograph |
3. Certification of Report of Birth issued by the Department of State (Form DS-1350) |
4. Voter’s registration card |
4. Original or certified copy of birth certificate issued by a State, county, municipal authority, or territory of the United States bearing an official seal |
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5. U.S. Military card or draft record |
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5. In the case of a nonimmigrant alien authorized to work for a specific employer incident to status, a foreign passport with Form I-94 or Form I-94A bearing the same name as the passport and containing an endorsement of the alien’s nonimmigrant status, as long as the period of endorsement has not yet expired and the proposed employment is not in conflict with any restrictions or limitation identified on the form |
6. Military dependent’s ID card |
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7. U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Card |
5. Native American tribal document |
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8. Native American tribal document |
6. U.S. Citizen ID Card (Form I-197) |
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9. Driver’s license issued by a Canadian government authority |
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For persons under age 18 who are unable to present a document listed above: |
7. Identification Card for Use of Resident Citizen in the United States (Form I-179)
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6. Passport from the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) or the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) with Form I-94 or Form I-94A indicating nonimmigrant admission under the Compact of Free Association Between the United States and the FSM or RMI |
10. School record or report card |
8. Employment authorization document issued by the Department of Homeland Security |
11. Clinic, doctor, or hospital record |
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12. Day-care or nursery school record |
Anti-Discrimination Notice: It is illegal to discriminate against any individual (other than an alien not authorized to work in the United States) in hiring, discharging, or recruiting or referring for a fee because of that individual’s national origin or citizenship status. It is illegal to discriminate against work-authorized individuals. Employers CANNOT specify which document(s) they will accept from an employee. The refusal to hire an individual because the documents presented have a future expiration date may also constitute illegal discrimination. For more information, call the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices at 1-800-255-8155.