Apparently there is much ado about I-9 Forms.   You probably know or read here that new I-9 Forms were to be used effective February 2, 2009.    Well forget about it.   The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on January 30 that it’s postponing the effective date of the new form until at least April 3, 2009.  DHS has also extended the comment period on the new form.   So, if you have burning comments, fell free to comment away.   Given the state of the world is it really necessary to allow time for more I-9 comments?   This action seems to be the result of the Obama administration desire to review regulations issued in the late days of the Bush term.

Until the new form becomes effective (for real?) the DHS would like us to continue to use the old form (“Form I-9 (Rev. 06/05/07) N” with an expiration date of June 30, 2009.

You can download I-9 forms at  www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-9 .pdf .