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title: "DHS Ends Temporary Policy for Form I-9 Identity Documents"
date: 2022-05-06
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# DHS Ends Temporary Policy for Form I-9 Identity Documents

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has ended its temporary Form I-9 policy that allows employers to accept List B documents that expired on or after March 1, 2020.

DHS adopted the temporary policy in response to the difficulty of renewing documents during COVID. Since then, document-issuing authorities have reopened or provided alternatives to in-person renewals. Employers must now return to only accepting unexpired List B documents.

### Action Item

If an employee presented an expired List B document between May 1, 2020, and April 30, 2022, you need to update their Form I-9 by July 31, 2022, as follows:

- If the employee is still employed, they must present an unexpired document from either List A or List B. If presenting a List B document, it could be a renewed version of the document previously provided, or a different List B document. You should enter the document title, issuing authority, document number, and expiration date in the “Additional Information” field of Section 2, and initial and date the change. USCIS provides an [example of how to do this here](https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/images/article-i9-central/USCIS_Expired-List-B-Not-Extended-Valid-Doc_760%402x.png).
- If the employee is no longer employed, no action is needed.

If the List B document was auto-extended by the issuing authority so that it was technically unexpired when it was presented, no action is needed.

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