![]() ![]() ![]() "Some expired documents, including driver's licenses in many states, have been automatically extended by the issuing agency under COVID-19 rules. "This exception applies only if the document expired on or after March 1 and the issuing agency has not auto-extended the document," said Suzan Kern, an immigration lawyer in the Washington, D.C., office of Hunton Andrews Kurth. The temporary policy, effective immediately, allows List B identity documents that expired on or after March 1, 2020, to be valid, acceptable documents for Form I-9 purposes. "Because many areas are under stay-at-home orders due to COVID-19 and some online renewal services have restrictions, employees may experience challenges renewing a state driver's license, a state ID card, or other Form I-9 List B identity document," the agency said. "List B documents are identity documents for I-9 purposes-for example, a common List B document is a driver's license," said Jorge Lopez, an attorney in the Miami office and chair of the Global Mobility and Immigration Practice Group at Littler. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced May 1 that employers may accept expired List B identity verification documents from new hires when completing I-9 forms. ![]()
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