Lookout’s Development Efforts Already Underway
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the newly revised Form I-9 is now approved for use. The announcement includes an implementation grace period through May 7, 2013 to allow employers to revise their internal processes to incorporate the use of the new form. The new Form I-9 has extended Section 1 to request additional information from the new hire. The additional information requested includes, telephone, email, and foreign passport information, where applicable. In addition, the Form I-9 itself now consists of 2 pages. The Federal Register Notice (78 FR 15030) indicates that the new Form I-9 may be obtained by visiting the I-9 Central website, www.uscis.gov/I-9Central. USCIS has also released a new corresponding Handbook for Employers (Form M-274) as of March 8, 2013.
Lookout’s development efforts are well underway. Lookout Services’ development team began programming these changes late last year with the expectation that the revised Form I-9 would eventually receive approval. However, initial review indicates that USCIS has made additional changes to the revised Form I-9 since the draft Form I-9 was issued in October of 2012. Our business and development team will be reviewing these changes and planning for their inclusion in our development efforts. However, Lookout is committed to publishing the new Form I-9 before the grace period ends. Lookout will continue to provide updates as the final development effort progresses.