USCIS Prolongs Employment Eligibility Verification Form Use
Published Date: 5/18/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Homeland Security is extending the current form used to verify if someone can legally work in the U.S., without making any changes. Employers and workers who use this form should know the extension keeps things the same, with no new costs or rules. You’ve got until July 17, 2026, to share your thoughts on this extension.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Estimated Time Burden for I-9s
USCIS estimates large annual time burdens for the I-9 process: 62,063,950 employer respondents at 0.35 hours each, 62,063,950 employee respondents at 0.15 hours each, and 27,200,000 record-keeping respondents at 0.17 hours each. The notice gives the total annual hour burden as 35,655,796 hours.
I-9 Form Extended Without Change
The Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) is being extended without any changes. Employers and workers must keep using the same form and follow the same rules; there are no new costs or new requirements under this extension.
No Estimated Monetary Cost
USCIS states the estimated total annual monetary cost burden for this I-9 information collection is $0. The agency says required verification materials are already available and there is no submission to USCIS that would create mailing or photocopying costs.
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