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Verifying Immigration Status of New Hires

Richard R. Hammar
How much do you know about Form I-9?
posted 10/26/2010

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Verifying Immigration Status of New Hires
How much do you know about Form I-9?
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Employers are required by law to confirm the identity of all new employees and verify that they are either American citizens or aliens legally authorized to work in this country.

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Churches that are opposed on the basis of religious convictions to complying with the Form I-9 requirement are exempted from doing so.

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Employers must check original documents establishing every new employee’s identity and eligibility to work, and then certify on Form I-9 that they in fact inspected the original documents verifying the employee’s identity and eligibility to work.

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Churches must file a copy of every Form I-9 with the Immigration and Naturalization Service within 90 days after hiring an employee.

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A small church hires a new custodian at a rate of $100 per month. The custodian chooses her own hours, provides her own supplies, and works without any supervision. The Form I-9 requirement does not apply in this case.

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United States citizens are not required to prove their eligibility to work by completing Form I-9. The form only applies to immigrants.

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A church must complete an I-9 for everyone who applies for a job.

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If an employee is unable to provide the required documents within three days, he or she must at least produce a receipt showing that he or she has applied for the documents. The employee must then produce the documents within 21 days.

 

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