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Employment Authorization and Verification of Identity

This offer is contingent upon the satisfaction of employment authorization and verification of identity as required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, as amended.  On the effective date of hire, if not before, you will need to provide the College with documentation establishing both identity and employment eligibility.  Acceptable documents are listed on the attached page; by law, originals or certified copies are required.  These need to be presented at The Human Resources Office, located on Wayne Avenue next to the Longbrake Wellness Center.  Please call the Office directly at 330-263-2526 with any questions about this requirement.

Please note the following changes to the I-9 process:

  • Form I-766 (Employment Authorization Document), although not listed on the 11/21/91 version of the Form I-9, is an acceptable List A document #10.
  • Form I-151, is no longer an acceptable List A document #5. However, Form I-551 remains an acceptable List A document #5.
  • The following documents have been removed from the list of acceptable identity and work authorization documents: Certificate of U.S. Citizenship (List A #2), Certificate of Naturalization (List A #3), Unexpired Reentry Permit (List A #8), and Unexpired Refugee Travel Document (List A #9).

Lists Of Acceptable Documents

LIST A

LIST B

LIST C

Documents that Establish Both Identity and Employment Eligibility

OR

Documents that Establish Identity

AND

Documents that Establish Employment Eligibility

1. U.S. Passport (unexpired or expired)

1. Driver's license or ID card issued by a state or outlying possession of the United States provided it contains a

photograph or information such as name, date of birth, gender, height, eye color and address

1. U.S. social security card issued by the Social Security Administration (other than a card stating it is not valid for

employment)

2. Certificate of U.S. Citizenship

(INS Form N-560 or N-561)

2. ID card issued by federal, state

or local government agencies or entities, provided it contains a photograph or information such as name, date of birth, gender, height, eye color and address

2. Certification of Birth Abroad

issued by the Department of State (Form FS-545 or Form DS-1350)

3. Certificate of Naturalization

(INS Form N-550 or N-570)

3. School ID card with a photograph

3. Original or certified copy of a

birth certificate issued by a state, county, municipal authority or outlying possession of the United States bearing an official seal

4. Unexpired foreign passport, with I-551 stamp or attached INS Form I-94 indicating unexpired employment

authorization

4. Voter's registration card

4. Native American tribal document

5. Permanent Resident Card or Alien Registration Receipt Card with  photograph (INS Form I-151 or I-551)

5. U.S. Military card or draft record

5. U.S. Citizen ID Card (INS Form

I-197)

6. Unexpired Temporary Resident Card (INS Form I-688)

6. Military dependent's ID card

6. ID Card for use of Resident Citizen in the United States (INS Form I-179)

7. Unexpired employment Authorization Card (INS Form I-688A)

7. U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Card

7. Unexpired Employment authorization document issued by the INS (other than those listed under List A)

8. Unexpired Reentry Permit (INS Form I?]327)

8. Native American tribal document

9. Unexpired Refugee Travel Document (INS Form I-571)

9. Driver's license issued by a Canadian government authority

For persons under age 18 who
are unable to present a
document listed above:

10. Unexpired Employment Authorization Document issued by the INS which contains a photograph (INS Form I-688B)

10. School record or report card

11. Clinic, doctor or hospital record

12. Day-care or nursery school record

Illustrations of many of these documents appear in Part 8 of the Handbook for Employers (M-274)

lsf:rev.2/2/2005--Reproduced from Form I-9 (Rev. 10/4/00)Y Page 3 [http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/files/i-9.pdf]

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