U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services released an updated version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, last week.  According to the agency, employers can use the revised form or continue to use the current form (revision date of 11/14/16 N) until September 17.  On September 18, all employers must use the revised form (revision date of 7/17/17 N).

The changes that were made are not earth-shattering.  In addition to some minor, non-substantive changes to the form's instructions, the new form also made the following revisions to the List of Acceptable Documents: 

• Adding the Consular Report of Birth Abroad (Form FS-240) to List C. Employers completing Form I-9 on a computer will be able to select Form FS-240 from the drop-down menus available in List C of Sections 2 and 3. E-Verify users will also be able to select Form FS-240 when creating a case for an employee who has presented this document for Form I-9.
• Combining of all the certifications of report of birth issued by the Department of State (Form FS-545, Form DS-1350, and Form FS-240) into selection C #2 in List C.
• Renumbering all List C documents except the Social Security card. For example, the employment authorization document issued by the Department of Homeland Security on List C changed from List C #8 to List C #7.

These changes have also been added to the USCIS's Handbook for Employers: Guidance for Completing Form I-9 (M-274).