Passport Card Can Be Used to Verify Identity and Work Authorization for I-9
The Philadelphia Immigration Lawyer Blog in a recent post (U.S. Passport Card Now an Accepted List A I-9 Document"), brought to our attention a USCIS announcement that the U.S. Passport Card is now a “List A” document that can be used to verify identity and authorization to work for I-9 purposes . Think of the Passport Card as a short-form passport for travel in North America, the Caribbean and Bermuda.
We have commented on the I-9 process in a prior post since there should be an interest in staying out of one of the most unpleasant forms of business litigation: compliance litigation with the U.S. government. We made and reiterate the short and simple suggestion that employers should take care to comply with I-9 rules and also, to avoid charges of discrimination, take care not to go beyond them. Staying up to speed on changes such as this is one small way to help ensure compliance.
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