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How do I complete my Form I-9?

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Please note: Don't forget to bring your original, unexpired documents to Human Resources after you complete these steps.

1. Access Employee Self Service online by logging on to Go WMU (gowmu.wmich.edu). You will need your Bronco NetID and password.
2. Navigate to your Home tab (Faculty/Staff or Student depending upon your primary status) and then to the My Self Service channel.
3. Select Employee Self Service. An Employee Self Service window will appear.
4. Select Self Service, Personal Information, and then Complete and Submit I-9 Form.
5. Read the paragraph below your name and review your date of birth, Social Security number and address. If all of your information is correct, move to step 6 below. Otherwise, make corrections as follows:
   • Incorrect Social Security number:  Bring your Social Security card to Human Resources.
   • Incorrect or blank date of birth: Select Employee Information on the left. Enter your date of birth, click save, and then click ok.
   • Incorrect or blank home address: Select Home and Mailing Address on the left. Enter your address, click save, and then click ok.
   • Once Social Security number, date of birth, and home address are updated, return to Complete and Submit I-9 Form and move to step 6 below.  
6. Enter your maiden name (last, first) if applicable.
7. Choose one of the citizenship statuses under the Citizenship and Employment Authorization section.
   • If you are a Lawful Permanent Resident, you must enter your Alien #, which can be found on your Permanent Resident Card/Alien Registration Receipt Card (Form I-551).
   • If you are an Alien Authorized to Work, you must enter your Alien or Admission #, which can be found on your Employment Authorization Document or your Form I-94 or Form I-94A. You must also enter your future expiration date, which can be found on your Employment Authorization Document or on your Form I-20 (F-1 status), J-1 student letter (J-1 student status), Form DS-2019 (J-1 scholar status), or Form I-797 (H-1B status).
8. Please read the Minor and Special Placement Details section and choose a box if it is applicable to you.  Follow the Preparer Notification instructions if applicable.
9. Click Accept and the confirmation page will appear.
• Note:  If you selected one or more of the three minor and special placement details radio buttons, you will not get the confirmation page until your preparer/translator enters their name, address, and date.


10. Within three business days of your first day of employment, report to Human Resources with your original, unexpired documents to verify your identity and employment eligibility.

Additional, detailed information concerning Form I-9, including the List of Acceptable Documents for verifying your identity and employment eligibility, are available from the I-9 Instructions link from within the Employee Self Service window.

Employees whose work location is outside of Kalamazoo County may be subject to an alternative procedure for employment eligibility verification. Please contact Human Resources for details.