The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published a new version of Form I-9 with minor, nonsubstantive changes. The new I-9 can be used immediately, but prior versions of the I-9 can still be used until they expire, USCIS has announced.
The new version of the Form I-9 carries an edition date of 01/20/25 and an expiration date of 05/31/2027. Two previous editions of Form I-9 (both labeled as edition 08/01/23) remain valid until their respective expiration dates of 7/31/2026 and 5/31/2027.
The changes to Form I-9 align it with statutory language and include an updated DHS privacy notice. The updates include:
- Changing the fourth checkbox in Section 1 to “An alien authorized to work” from “A noncitizen authorized to work” and
- In list B, replacing the word “gender” with “sex” in the descriptions for driver’s licenses and government-issued ID cards.
The E-Verify system will also be updated to capture the Section 1 modification, and current E-Verify statuses will automatically be updated from “A noncitizen authorized to work” to “An alien authorized to work.”
Members of the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, can read more here.