USCIS released a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility 
Verification, on July 17. Instructions for how to download Form I-9 are 
available on the Form I-9 page. Employers can use this revised version or 
continue using Form I-9 with a revision date of 11/14/16 N through Sept. 17. 
On Sept. 18, employers must use the revised form with a revision date of 
07/17/17 N. Employers must continue following existing storage and retention 
rules for any previously completed Form I-9.
Revisions to the Form I-9 instructions:
•	We changed the name of the Office of Special Counsel for 
Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices to its new name, Immigrant 
and Employee Rights Section.
•	We removed “the end of” from the phrase “the first day of 
employment.”
Revisions related to the List of Acceptable Documents on Form I-9:
•	We added the Consular Report of Birth Abroad (Form FS-240) to List 
C. Employers completing Form I-9 on a computer will be able to select Form 
FS-240 from the drop-down menus available in List C of Sections 2 and 3. E-
Verify users will also be able to select Form FS-240 when creating a case for 
an employee who has presented this document for Form I-9.
•	We combined all the certifications of report of birth issued by the 
Department of State (Form FS-545, Form DS-1350, and Form FS-240) into 
selection C #2 in List C.
•	We renumbered all List C documents except the Social Security 
card. For example, the employment authorization document issued by the 
Department of Homeland Security on List C changed from List C #8 to List C 
#7.
We included these changes in the revised Handbook for Employers: Guidance 
for Completing Form I-9 (M-274), which is also easier for users to navigate.