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Form I-9: Employment Eligibility Verification

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Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, is the USCIS form that confirms the identity and work authorization of everyone hired in the United States — citizens and noncitizens alike. The employee completes Section 1 no later than their first day of work; the employer examines original documents and completes Section 2 within three business days after that first day. Employers keep it on file rather than submitting it. Download the current blank (edition 01/20/25, expires 05/31/2027) free at uscis.gov/i-9, or open that same PDF in JustFill in one click: the AI detects every field, you type Section 1 and Section 2 on screen, and the first clean completed PDF download is included at no charge. Print it and sign in ink — the USCIS fillable PDF is a paper I-9, not an electronic I-9 system.

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Form I-9
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What is Form I-9?

Form I-9 verifies the identity and employment authorization of every person hired for employment in the United States — citizens and noncitizens alike. Federal law requires the employee to complete Section 1 no later than the first day of work and the employer to complete Section 2 within three business days after that day, then to keep the form for three years after the date of hire or one year after employment ends, whichever is later. Section 1 is completed by the employee; Section 2 by the employer, which also completes Supplement B, Reverification and Rehire (formerly Section 3), when needed. The blank is a free download from uscis.gov/i-9 (edition 01/20/25, expiring 05/31/2027); JustFill opens the same PDF so you can complete both sections on screen, then print and sign it.

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The blank Form I-9 PDF (edition 01/20/25, printed at the bottom of every page, with "Expires 05/31/2027" at the top; the older 08/01/23 edition remains acceptable only if it carries the 05/31/2027 expiration — copies printed with 07/31/2026 expired on that date) is free to download from USCIS at uscis.gov/i-9. Print it to fill by hand, or — instead of filling the printable I-9 on paper — upload that same blank PDF to JustFill to type Section 1 and Section 2 on screen, then download the completed I-9 — the first clean completed download is included at no charge — and print it so both signatures can be written in ink. A Spanish-language Form I-9 is also published for use in Puerto Rico.

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Who fills out Form I-9?

  • Every employee hired in the United States, regardless of citizenship or immigration status
  • Employers and HR teams completing employer verification within 3 business days of hire
  • HR for re-verification when work authorization documents expire
  • Staffing agencies and recruiters handling placement paperwork for client employers

Field-by-field breakdown

What each section of Form I-9 asks for. JustFill’s AI will detect these fields automatically when you upload the PDF — review the breakdown below so you know what to enter.

Section 1 — Employee information

Last name, first name, middle initial, other last names used, address, date of birth, U.S. Social Security number (voluntary unless the employer participates in E-Verify), email, and phone.

Section 1 — Citizenship/immigration status

Check one: a citizen of the United States, a noncitizen national, a lawful permanent resident (enter the USCIS or A-Number), or box 4 — labelled "An alien authorized to work" on the 01/20/25 edition — for time-limited authorization, entering its expiration date (if any) plus an A-Number, I-94 admission number, or foreign passport number and country of issuance.

Section 1 — Employee signature

Signed under penalty of perjury on or before the first day of employment.

Section 2 — Employer review

Within three business days after the first day of employment, the employer examines original documents from List A, or one from List B plus one from List C, and records each document's title, issuing authority, number and expiration date, plus the first day of employment. Employers enrolled in E-Verify in good standing may instead examine them remotely under the DHS-authorized alternative procedure and must check the box in Section 2 when they do.

Section 2 — Employer certification

Employer signs attesting the documents appear genuine and relate to the employee.

Supplement B — Reverification and Rehire (page 4)

Formerly Section 3. Completed when an employee's employment authorization or List A/C document must be reverified, and optionally to document a rehire within three years of the original Form I-9. Page 3 is Supplement A, the preparer or translator certification for Section 1.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • 1Examining photocopies instead of originals — the employer must physically examine the original documents unless it is enrolled in E-Verify in good standing and follows the DHS alternative procedure (copies plus a live video check, the Section 2 box ticked, and the copies retained).
  • 2Missing the 3-business-day deadline for Section 2 — late completion is a per-form penalty.
  • 3Accepting expired documents — every document that carries an expiration date, from any list, must be unexpired when presented; documents extended by the issuing authority count as unexpired.
  • 4Asking for specific documents — employers must let employees choose which acceptable documents to present.

Form I-9 example — what a filled-out form looks like

A small Texas company hires a U.S. citizen who starts work on Monday, September 14, 2026. She completes Section 1 on her first morning and presents her U.S. passport, a List A document, so the List B and List C columns stay empty. The employer is not enrolled in E-Verify and examines the passport in person.

Section 1 — Name and other last names

DOE / JANE / M · Other last names used: N/A

Legal name as it appears on the documents she will present; write N/A rather than leaving a field blank.

Section 1 — Address and date of birth

100 Sample St, Apt 4, Austin, TX 78701 · Date of birth 05/14/1990

Every date on the form is mm/dd/yyyy.

Section 1 — U.S. Social Security number, email and phone

SSN •••-••-•••• · jane.doe@example.com · (512) 555-01••

The SSN is voluntary here because this employer does not use E-Verify; E-Verify employers must have it. Email and phone can be N/A.

Section 1 — Citizenship or immigration status

Box 1 — A citizen of the United States

Exactly one box. Box 1 needs nothing else; boxes 3 and 4 also require an A-Number, I-94 number or foreign passport details.

Section 1 — Employee signature and date

Signed in ink · 09/14/2026

No later than the first day of work, but not before she accepted the job offer. The USCIS fillable PDF must be printed and signed by hand.

Section 2 — List A document

Document title: U.S. Passport · Issuing authority: U.S. Department of State · Document number: 5•••••••• · Expiration date: 03/21/2033

A passport proves identity and work authorization together, so List B and List C stay blank. It must be unexpired and the original must be examined.

Section 2 — Additional Information and alternative-procedure box

Left blank; box not checked

Only an employer enrolled in E-Verify in good standing that examined the documents over live video checks the box.

Section 2 — First day of employment

09/14/2026

The day work for pay begins. This date starts the three-business-day clock for Section 2.

Section 2 — Employer certification

Lee, Sam — HR Manager · signed in ink 09/16/2026 · Example Widgets LLC, 500 Sample Blvd, Austin, TX 78702

Due by Thursday 09/17/2026, three business days after a Monday start. The person who examined the documents signs.

Supplement A and Supplement B

Not used

Supplement A is only for a preparer or translator who helped with Section 1; Supplement B (formerly Section 3) is for a later reverification or rehire.

These values are made up. They are here to show what belongs on each line, not to be copied — every name, number, and address on your own Form I-9 has to be your own.

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Frequently asked questions

Download the current blank Form I-9 free from USCIS at uscis.gov/i-9 — it is a fillable PDF. Open that PDF in JustFill to complete it online, or print it to fill by hand. Always start from the current edition (01/20/25, expiring 05/31/2027); USCIS retires older versions on the expiration date printed at the top of the form, and the 08/01/23 print dated 07/31/2026 is no longer valid.
Yes. USCIS publishes Form I-9 as a fillable PDF. You can type into it directly, or upload it to JustFill, which auto-detects every field and lets you type or dictate your answers, then download the finished I-9 — no Adobe Acrobat needed. Either way, print it and sign by hand: USCIS says the fillable PDF does not meet DHS standards for electronic signatures, so typed or pasted signatures on it are not valid.
The employee completes Section 1 (name, address, date of birth, and citizenship or work-authorization status) no later than their first day of work, but not before accepting the job offer. The employer examines the employee's original documents and completes Section 2 within three business days after the first day; for a job lasting fewer than three business days, Section 2 is due on the first day. JustFill walks you through both sections field by field.
"Online" means three different things here. Typing into the USCIS fillable PDF — on uscis.gov, in Acrobat, or in JustFill — is fine, but USCIS says that PDF does not meet DHS standards for electronic signatures, so you print it and both parties sign in ink; the result is a paper I-9 kept in your files. A true electronic I-9 needs a system that meets 8 CFR 274a.2 (electronic signatures, audit trail, indexing, security), which usually means an HR onboarding platform. E-Verify is not the I-9: it is a separate web check that E-Verify employers run after Form I-9 is complete, matching Section 1 and 2 information against SSA and DHS records. Nothing is ever submitted to USCIS.
Retain for the longer of: 3 years after the date of hire, or 1 year after the date employment ends.
No. Employers retain I-9s on file and present them only when authorized officials from the Department of Homeland Security (including ICE), the Department of Labor, or the Department of Justice's Immigrant and Employee Rights Section ask for them — normally with three business days' notice. They are not submitted automatically.
USCIS publishes a Spanish-language Form I-9 (Formulario I-9), but only employers located in Puerto Rico may complete the Spanish version instead of the English one; everywhere else in the United States it may be used only as a translation aid while the English form is completed. You can fill either version online with JustFill.
Only an employer enrolled in E-Verify in good standing, using the DHS-authorized alternative procedure in effect since August 1, 2023. The employee sends copies of the documents, the employer examines them and then checks them against the same originals in a live video call, ticks the alternative-procedure box in Section 2 (or on Supplement B), and keeps clear copies of the front and back. It must be offered consistently to all new hires at that E-Verify hiring site. Every other employer examines the original documents in person.

Official source: Form I-9 on USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Services)’s website

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