Expired List B Documents no longer accepted for Form I-9 Process

As of May 1, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ended its temporary Form I-9 policy that allowed employers to accept documents from List B that had expired on or after March 1, 2020. This policy was implemented due to difficulties surrounding the renewal of documents during COVID-19. Employers must now return to only accepting unexpired List B documents.

If an employee presented an expired List B document between May 1, 2020, and April 30, 2022, employers need to update their Form I-9 by July 31, 2022, as follows:

  • If the employee is still employed, they must present an unexpired document that establishes their identity. Employees may present the renewed List B document, a different List B document, or a document from List A. Employers should enter the document title, issuing authority, document number, and expiration date in the “Additional Information” field of Section 2, and initial and date the change.
  • If the employee is no longer employed, no action is required.
  • If the List B document was auto-extended by the issuing authority so that it was unexpired when it was presented, no action is required.

For more information on updates to the Form I-9 process, visit the official Department of Homeland Security’s website:

https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/covid-19-form-i-9-related-news/reminder-dhs-to-end-covid-19-temporary-policy-for-expired-list-b-identity-documents

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