U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) has now unveiled the new Form I-9, which employers will be required to use starting on January 22, 2017. The new form is marked “11/14/2016 N” in the lower left-hand corner and contains a number of changes and updates from the prior version.

All U.S. employers are required to complete and retain a Form I-9 for each newly hired employee who has been hired after November 6, 1986, regardless of citizenship status and/or nationality. As of January 22, 2017, all U.S. employers must use the new Form I-9 to verify the identity and employment authorization of any newly hired employees on and after that day. Between now and January 21, 2017, employers may choose to either use the new version or continue to use the prior version (marked “03/08/2013 N”) to verify the identity and employment authorization of newly hired employees.