Beginning August 1, 2023, the U.S Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have now established a new procedure to allow employers who participate in E-Verify and are in good standing, to conduct remote inspection of an employee’s documents when completing Form I-9. USCIS has also released an updated version of Form I-9 that all employers must use for new hires in the US going forward.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, USCIS adopted (and repeatedly extended) a temporary policy allowing for remote inspection of employee documents that ended on July 31, 2023, with a requirement that employers perform all required physical examination of documents by August 30, 2023. The new remote inspection regulation is a permanent remote inspection option, but requires participation in E-Verify.
