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List A Documents

Reference Number:

MTAS-2015

The following documents establish both identity and employment authorization from List A of the list of acceptable documents:

U.S. Passport or Passport Card
Permanent Resident Card or Alien Registration Receipt Card (Form I-551)
Foreign passport that contains a temporary I-551 stamp or temporary I-551 printed notation on a machine-readable immigrant visa (MRIV)
Employment Authorization Document (Card) that contains a photograph (Form I-766)(including expired EADs in conjunction with Forms I-797 bases n an EAD automatic extension in certain circumstances
In the case of a non-immigrant alien authorized to work for a specific employer incident to status, a foreign passport with Form I-94 or Form I-94A bearing the same name as the passport and containing an endorsement of the alien’s non-immigrant status, as long as the period of endorsement has not yet expired and the proposed employment is not in conflict with any restrictions or limitations identified on the form
Passport from the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) or the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) with Form I-94 or Form I-94A indicating non-immigrant admission under the Compact of Free Association Between the United States and the FSM or RMI.

Employers presenting a List A document should not be asked to present any other documents.

Verification of Identity and Employability - Online

Reference Number:

MTAS-2125

The USCIS has published an online version of the Form I-9. The online version is easier to complete on a computer. Enhancements include drop-down lists and calendars for filling in dates, on-screen instructions and checks for each field, easy access to the full instructions, and an option to clear the form and start over. When the employer prints the completed form, a quick response (QR) code is automatically generated, which can be read by most QR readers.

USCIS has also developed a Form I-9 Desktop Widget. With one click of the widget and you can go to an online, fillable form-I-9,Employment Eligibility Verification, right from you computer desktop. It requires that Java must be installed along with Internet Explorer 5.5 or later and Adobe Reader Plugin. Windows PC's must have at least a 32 bit OS with 32 bit JVM, 64 bit OS with 32 or 64 bit JVM. You can download the widget from https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-desktop-widget-download [1].

Source URL (retrieved on 03/07/2021 - 7:35pm): https://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/reference/list-documents

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