New Form I-9 and Packet – 07/31/2026 Expiration Date

The new version of the Form I-9 with a 7/31/2026 expiration date should be used immediately. Beginning 11/1/2023, I-9s that do not have the Form I-9 with the 07/31/2026 expiration date will be returned to hiring departments.

Instructions regarding Form I-9 Collection and the Form I-9 Packet have been updated to incorporate the new version of the Form I-9. The complete packet and additional information regarding the Form I-9 can be found on the I-9 Collection Processes page.

As a reminder, there have been several changes made to the new Form I-9:

• Sections 1 and 2 are now on a single-sided sheet.
• The form may be filled on tablets and mobile devices.
• Section 1 Preparer/Translator Certification is now Supplement A, which employers can complete or provide to employees when necessary.
• Section 3 – Reverification and Rehire is now Supplement B for reverifying eligibility to work or rehires (in either case copies of Section 2 documents are required). If you are completing the I-9 form in PDF/paper and submitting it to Central Payroll for processing; you will still just complete a new I-9 (Sections 1 and 2 only) for rehires or when reverifying eligibility to work.
• The List of Acceptable Documents has been modified.
• Form instructions have been consolidated to 8 pages.
• Additionally, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security published a notice in the Federal Register allowing E-Verify employers the option to remotely examine I-9 documents. We are working with the General Counsel’s Office on how this will affect Harvard’s I-9 collection processes going forward.

In the meantime, there will be no changes to how we currently verify I-9 documentation.

Contact I9help@harvard.edu with any questions.