New Rule Effective Jan. 17 Affecting Form I-9 Completion for Certain Employees

From USCIS:

On Jan. 17, 2017, a new rule, “Retention of EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers” amending DHS regulations went into effect.  The regulatory amendments provide for the automatic extension of the validity periods of certain Employment Authorization Documents (Form I-766) for up to 180 days if the employee:  Timely filed to renew Form I-766, Employment Authorization Document (EAD); Is applying to renew such EAD in the same category as the previous EAD (A12 and C19 are considered the same category for this extension); and Is in a category that is eligible for the extension.  For more information, please see the Auto-Extended EAD Fact Sheet (PDF, 499 KB) Retention of EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers Rule. Please do not reply to this message.  See our Contact E-Verify page for phone numbers and e-mail addresses. Apply to use the E-Verify logo: Complete and submit the License Application for the Use of the E-Verify Trademark.