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OMB No. 1615-0112; Expires 05/31/10 Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Form I-9 CNMI, Employment Eligibility Verification Instructions Read all instructions carefully before completing this form. Employers should note the work authorization expiration date (if any) shown in Section 1. For employees who indicate an employment authorization expiration date in Section 1, employers are required to reverify employment authorization for employment on or before the date shown. Note that some employees may leave the expiration date blank if they are aliens whose work authorization does not expire (e.g., asylees, refugees, certain citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia or the Republic of the Marshall Islands). For such employees, reverification does not apply unless they choose to present in Section 2 evidence of employment authorization that contains an expiration date (e.g., Employment Authorization Document (Form I-766)). Preparer/Translator Certification The purpose of this form is to verify the identity and employment authorization of each new employee (both citizen and noncitizen) hired in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) after November 27, 2009. The Preparer/Translator Certification must be completed if Section 1 is prepared by a person other than the employee. A preparer/translator may be used only when the employee is unable to complete Section 1 on his or her own. However, the employee must still sign Section 1 personally. Section 2, Employer For the purpose of completing this form, the term "employer" means all employers including those recruiters and referrers for a fee who are agricultural associations, agricultural employers, or farm labor contractors. Employers must complete Section 2 by examining evidence of identity and employment authorization within three business days of the date employment begins. However, if an employer hires an individual for less than three business days, Section 2 must be completed at the time employment begins. Employers cannot specify which document(s) listed on the last page of Form I-9 CNMI employees present to establish identity and employment authorization. Employees may present any List A document OR a combination of a List B and a List C document. If an employee is unable to present a required document (or documents), the employee must present an acceptable receipt in lieu of a document listed on the last two pages of this form. Receipts showing that a person has applied for an initial grant of employment authorization, or for renewal of employment authorization, are not acceptable. Employees must present receipts within three business days of the date employment begins and must present valid replacement documents within 90 days or other specified time. Anti-Discrimination Notice. It is illegal to discriminate against any individual (other than an alien not authorized to work in the United States) in hiring, discharging, or recruiting or referring for a fee because of that individual's national origin or citizenship status. It is illegal to discriminate against work-authorized individuals. Employers CANNOT specify which document(s) they will accept from an employee. The refusal to hire an individual because the documents presented have a future expiration date may also constitute illegal discrimination. For more information, call the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices at 1-800-255-8155. What Is the Purpose of This Form? When Should Form I-9 CNMI Be Used? All employees (citizens and noncitizens) hired in the CNMI after November 27, 2009, and working in the CNMI must complete Form I-9 CNMI. The Form I-9 CNMI is only for use in the CNMI. Filling Out Form I-9 CNMI Section 1, Employee This part of the form must be completed no later than the time of hire, which is the actual beginning of employment. Providing the Social Security Number is voluntary, except for employees hired by employers participating in the USCIS Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (EVerify). The employer is responsible for ensuring that Section 1 is timely and properly completed. From November 28, 2009, through November 27, 2011, a CNMI employee with a valid foreign passport and unexpired work authorization document granted under CNMI law should check "alien authorized to work" in Section 1 and enter the 6digit Legal Immigration Information Database System (LIIDS) number in the space provided. Noncitizen nationals of the United States are persons born in American Samoa, certain former citizens of the former Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and certain children of noncitizen nationals born abroad. Form I-9 CNMI (Rev. 11/12/09) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Employers must record in Section 2: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Document title; Issuing authority; Document number; Expiration date, if any; and The date employment begins. U.S. Immigration Law and the CNMI U.S. immigration law will extend to the CNMI on November 28, 2009, as a result of Title VII of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (CNRA). Like all other U.S. employers, CNMI employers will be required to verify the identity and employment authorization of all individuals they hire for employment, regardless of citizenship, to ensure that they have valid documentation that authorizes them to work. After November 27, 2009, CNMI employers may hire or continue to employ aliens whose employment authorization was granted under CNMI law before November 28, 2009, within certain limitations. The CNRA allows alien workers lawfully present in the CNMI on November 28, 2009, and authorized to be employed in the CNMI to be considered authorized to work in the CNMI until their employment authorization expires under CNMI law or until November 27, 2011, whichever is shorter. Certain documents issued by the CNMI to aliens with unrestricted work authorization in the CNMI or aliens granted permanent resident status under CNMI law and issued Permanent Resident Cards by the CNMI between April 1, 1977 and April 23, 1981, are designated as List A documents. These documents are found on the last page of the Form I-9 CNMI. Employers must sign and date the certification in Section 2. Employees must present original documents. Employers may, but are not required to, photocopy the document(s) presented. If photocopies are made, they must be made for all new hires. Photocopies may only be used fo
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