Under the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act, new employees must present proof that they are legally authorized to work in the United States. When you take a new job, you are required to fill out the employee’s section of USCIS Form I-9 with documentation to present your new employer proving that:

• you are who you say you are, and
• you are legally authorized to work in the United States.

Any one of the following documents in column A is sufficient, on its own, to meet the requirements:

Column A

• an unexpired United States passport
• an unexpired foreign passport with an I-551 stamp
• an alien registration receipt card or permanent resident card
• an unexpired employment authorization card
• an unexpired employment authorization document, issued by USCIS, which contains a photograph, or
• an unexpired foreign passport with Form I-94 containing an endorsement of nonimmigrant status.

An employee who does not have one of the documents listed above must produce two documents:  One from column B and one from column C, below.  A total of 2 documents.

Column B

• a Social Security card
• a U.S. birth or birth abroad certificate
• a Native American tribal document
• a U.S. citizen ID card
• a resident citizen ID card, or
• unexpired employment authorization documents issued by the Department of Homeland Security.

Column C

• a current U.S. or Canadian driver’s license that contains a photograph or description of personal characteristics
• a federal, state, or local identification card with a photograph on it
• a school ID card with a photograph
• a voter’s registration card
• a U.S. military card or draft record
• a military dependent’s ID card
• a U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner card, or
• a Native American tribal document.