Employment Eligibility Verification

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification (Employers) Spanish Version	Form	Modified	Available
Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification	Form	Modified	Available
Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification (Employees) Spanish Version	Form	Modified	Available
Form I-9 Employment Elibility Verification (Employees)	Form	Modified	Available
I-9-018 30-Day Public Comment Response Matrix - 10062026.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-10-14	Available
I-9-018 60-Day Public Comment Response Matrix 20260807.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-10-14	Available
SORN opm-govt-5.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-10-14	Available
SORN opm-govt-1.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-10-14	Available
OPM PIA 04092025.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-10-14	Available
30-Day FRN.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-10-14	Available
60-Day FRN.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-10-14	Available
I-9-018 EXT Supporting Statement 10272026.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2026-10-27	Available
Reference Citation [Employment Eligibility Verification].docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-07-20	Available
DHS USCIS PIA 36b 20130621.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-06-10	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
41273	Employment Eligibility Verification (Employers)	Form	Modified	Employment Eligibility Verification (Employers) Spanish Version
41273	Employment Eligibility Verification (Employers)	Form	Modified	Employment Eligibility Verification
41273	Employment Eligibility Verification (Employers)	Instruction	Modified
203828	Recordkeeping		Modified
203827	Employment Eligibility Verification (Employees)	Form	Modified	Employment Eligibility Verification (Employees) Spanish Version
203827	Employment Eligibility Verification (Employees)	Form	Modified	Employment Elibility Verification (Employees)
203827	Employment Eligibility Verification (Employees)	Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1615-0047	ICR Reference No: 202610-1615-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202401-1615-009
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCIS	Agency Tracking No: I-9
Title: Employment Eligibility Verification
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/29/2026

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	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2027
Responses	151,327,900	151,327,900
Time Burden (Hours)	33,207,976	33,207,976
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Form I-9 was developed to facilitate compliance with Section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, making employment of unauthorized aliens unlawful and diminishing the flow of illegal workers in the United States.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 8 USC 1324a Name of Law: Immigration and Nationality Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 28615	05/18/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 53629	08/19/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Employment Eligibility Verification (Employees)	I-9, I-9	Employment Elibility Verification (Employees) ,   Employment Eligibility Verification (Employees) Spanish Version
Employment Eligibility Verification (Employers)	I-9, I-9	Employment Eligibility Verification ,   Employment Eligibility Verification (Employers) Spanish Version
Recordkeeping

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	151,327,900	151,327,900	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	33,207,976	33,207,976	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $19,787,045

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 10/29/2026

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