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Employees Updated 2026-10-07

I-9 employer section

Section 2 is due three business days after the employee’s start date. Record document title, issuing authority, number, and expiration. Remote document examination is not in this version.

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Form I-9 Section 2 is the employer examination of identity and work-authorization documents. It is not a checkbox and a date.

When Section 2 is due

Section 2 is due three business days after the employee’s start date. Set a hire date on the employee or the deadline cannot be computed. Remote document examination under the USCIS alternative procedure is not available in this version.

What to record

Document title, issuing authority, document number, expiration (if any), and the employer attestation. Downloads of I-9 files are logged.