What are important guidelines for the i-9 form?

What are important guidelines for the i-9 form?

Driver’s License

• ID card issued by federal, state or local government agencies or entities, provided it contains a photograph or information such as name, date of birth, gender, height, eye color and address.
• School ID card with a photograph.
• Voter registration card.
• U.S.military card or draft record.

What address should I put on my i-9?

Employees should enter their home address, apartment number, city or town, state and ZIP code. Employees who have no apartment number should enter “N/A” in that field.

What do employers do with i9?

Employers must have a completed Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, on file for each person on their payroll (or otherwise receiving remuneration) who is required to complete the form. Employers must also keep completed Forms I-9 for a certain amount of time after their employees stop working for them.

Where do I get an i9 form?

To order USCIS forms, you can download them from our website at www.uscis.gov/forms or call our toll-free number at 1-800-870-3676. You can obtain information about Form I-9 from our website at www.uscis.gov or by calling 1-888-464-4218.

How do I Complete my Form I-9?

Access employee self service online by logging on to Go WMU ( gowmu.wmich.edu ).

Navigate to your home tab ( faculty/staff or student depending upon your primary status) and then to the my self service channel.

Select employee self service.

Select self service,personal information,and then complete and submit I-9 Form.

Which Form I-9 should I use?

Employers must be careful to use only the current Form I-9 . Several older versions of Form I-9 still linger on the internet. Employers can determine whether they are using the correct version of Form I-9 by looking at the revision date printed on the bottom left corner of the form, and not the expiration date printed at the top of the form.

How to fill out Form I-9?

Determine If You Need to Complete an I-9 Form. An I-9 is needed only when you hire an employee who will be paid wages and receive a year-end W-2.

Download Instructions on How to Fill Out the I-9 Form.

Request Employees Bring Documentation on Day One. In general,to complete the I-9 form,an employee must bring in two forms of identification.

Assist Your Employee in Completing the Form. If employees are new to the workforce,they may never have completed an I-9 form. That’s where it helps to assist them.

Verify Form Is Completed Correctly&File. The good news is that you don’t need to send the completed form anywhere.

Who needs to complete Form I-9?

A. Form I-9 requirements are triggered by the hire of an individual for employment in the United States. If either or both “co-owners” were hired by the employer/partnership, then each co-owner must complete Form I-9.