Employment Eligibility Verification
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 requires employers to
verify employment eligibility of anyone hired after November 6, 1986.
To fulfill this mandate, employers must complete and retain a one-page
Employment Eligibility Form (Form I-9). The form must be presented for
inspection to officers of the US Immigration and Naturalization Service
or the US Department of Labor upon request. The law does not require
that Form I-9 be completed for:
- Persons hired before November 7, 1986;
- Persons hired after November 6, 1986, who left your employment before June 1, 1987;
- Persons you employ for domestic work in a private home on an intermittent or sporadic basis;
- Persons who provide labor to you who are employed by a contractor providing contract services (e.g. employee leasing); or
- Persons who are independent contractors.
Employer information is available by telephone, letter, or over the Internet from:
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Woodlawn Green, Room 138
Charlotte, North Carolina 28217
704-523-1704
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Building
77 Forsyth St, SW
Atlanta, GA 30303
800-375-5283
www.ins.usdoj.gov