On Thursday, May 4, 2023, The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that the Covid-19 flexibilities for physical inspection of Form I-9 documents will be sunsetting on Monday, July 31, 2023. Employers will then have 30 days to complete all required physical inspections of identity and employment eligibility documents to reach compliance by Wednesday, August 30, 2023. Form I-9 documents that were remotely examined for individuals hired on or after March 20, 2020 are impacted.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the DHS put into effect temporary measures that allowed virtual inspection of Form I-9 documents when employees were hired. A condition of these temporary measures was the need to perform re-inspection once the remote inspection measures are sunsetted.
Contact your client success partner if you need assistance generating your list of Form I-9 documents that will need physical verification.