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If you select this box, enter the date that your employment authorization expires, if any, in the space provided. In
most cases, your employment authorization expiration date is found on the documentation evidencing your
employment authorization. If your employment authorization documentation has been automatically extended by the
issuing authority, enter the expiration date of the automatic extension in this space.
● Refugees, asylees, and certain citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands,
or Palau, and other noncitizens authorized to work whose employment authorization does not have an expiration
date, should enter N/A in the Expiration Date field.
Employees who select "a noncitizen authorized to work" must enter one of the following to complete Section 1:
Your employer may not ask for documentation to verify the information you entered in Section 1.
(1) USCIS Number/A-Number (7 to 9 digits);
(2) Form I-94 Admission Number (11 digits); or
(3) Foreign Passport Number and the Country of Issuance
Step 3: Sign and enter the date you signed Section 1. Do NOT back-date this field.
Step 4: Preparer and/or translator completes a Preparer and/or Translator Certification, if applicable.
Within three business days after your first day of employment, you, the employee, must present to your employer original,
acceptable, and unexpired documentation that establishes your identity and employment authorization. For example, if
you begin employment on Monday, you must present documentation on or before the Thursday of that week. However, if
you were hired to work for less than three business days, you must present documentation no later than the first day of
employment.
Choose which documentation to present to your employer from the Lists of Acceptable Documents. An employer cannot
specify which documentation you may present from the Lists of Acceptable Documents. You may present either: 1.) one
selection from List A or 2.) a combination of one selection from List B and one selection from List C. In certain cases, you
may also present an acceptable receipt for List A, B, or C documents. For more information on receipts, refer to the M-274.
Step 5: Present Form I-9 Documentation
If a preparer and/or translator assists an employee in completing Section 1, that person must complete a Certification area
on Supplement A, Preparer and/or Translator Certification for Section 1, located on Page 3 of Form I-9. There is no limit
to the number of preparers and/or translators an employee may use. Each preparer and/or translator must complete and
sign a separate Certification area. Employers must ensure that they retain any additional pages with the employee's
completed Form I-9. If the employee does not use a preparer or translator, employers are not required to provide or retain
Supplement A.
● List A documentations show both identity and employment authorization. Some documentation must be presented
together to be considered acceptable List A documentation. If you present acceptable List A documentation, you
should not be asked to present List B and List C documentation.
● List B documentation shows identity only and List C documentation shows employment authorization only. If you
present acceptable List B and List C documentation, you should not be asked to present List A documentation.
Guidance is available in the M-274 if you are under the age of 18 or have a disability (special placement) and
cannot provide List B documentation.
Your employer must physically examine the documentation you present to complete Form I-9, or examine them consistent
with an alternative procedure authorized by the Secretary of DHS. If your documentation reasonably appears to be
genuine and to relate to you, your employer must accept the documentation. If your documentation does not reasonably
appear to be genuine or to relate to you, your employer must reject it and provide you with an opportunity to present other
documentation. Your employer may choose to make copies of your documentation, but must return the original(s) to you.
Your employer may not ask for documentation to verify the information you entered in Section 1.
A noncitizen (other than Item Numbers 2. and 3. above) authorized to work: An individual who has
authorization to work but is not a U.S. citizen, noncitizen national, or lawful permanent resident.
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