On April 2, 2025, E-Verify announced that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has made “minor” changes to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to align with statutory language, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Privacy Notice has been updated. The revised Form I-9 with an edition date of 01/20/25 and an expiration date of 05/31/2027 is available for download. Multiple previous editions remain valid until their respective expiration dates:

  • Form I-9 (08/01/23 edition) is valid until 05/31/2027
  • Form I-9 (08/01/23 edition) that is valid until 07/31/2026 (employers using this form must update their electronic systems with the 05/31/2027 expiration date by July 31, 2026)

Key updates include:

  • Renaming the fourth checkbox in Section 1 to “An alien authorized to work” from “A noncitizen authorized to work”
  • Revising the descriptions of two List B documents in the Lists of Acceptable Documents
  • Adding statutory language and a revised DHS Privacy Notice to the instructions

E-Verify said that employers should note:

  • If an employee attests on Form I-9 as “A noncitizen authorized to work,” the employer must select “An alien authorized to work” in E-Verify.
  • E-Verify cases will display “An alien authorized to work,” while employees and employers may continue to see “A noncitizen authorized to work” on Form I-9, depending on the form edition being used.
  • E-Verify+ participants will see the updated 01/20/25 edition date and 05/31/2027 expiration date reflected in Form I-9NG.