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title: USCIS Extends Comment Period for Form I-9
description: USCIS extends comment period for Form I-9 to July 5, 2019.
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# [USCIS Extends Comment Period for Form I-9](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/uscis-extends-comment-period-for-form-i-9)

 Written by [PayrollOrg Staff](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/author/apa-staff) | Jun 14, 2019 2:00:00 PM

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it will allow the public an additional 30 days to comment on its proposal to extend the current version of Form I-9, *Employment Eligibility Verification* \[[**84 F.R. 26140, 6-5-19**](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-06-05/pdf/2019-11642.pdf)\].

The comment period now ends on July 5, 2019. Comments can be emailed to [**dhsdeskofficer@omb.eop.gov**](mailto:dhsdeskofficer@omb.eop.gov) with OMB Control Number 1615-0047 in the subject line.

The current version of Form I-9 expires on August 31, 2019. USCIS is reviewing comments it has already received. Depending on the extensiveness of the comments, USCIS may keep in place the existing Form I-9 past the August deadline, according to a statement made to APA’s [**Government Relations**](https://www.americanpayroll.org/compliance/government-relations/task-force) team. Otherwise, USCIS will keep the form as is or make changes based on the comments received.

USCIS will update [**I-9 Central**](https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/whats-new) if there are any changes. Employers should continue to use the July 17, 2017, Form I-9 until a decision is made.

**APA Has Submitted Recommendations**

APA’s Government Relations Task Force Subcommittee on Immigration offered [**recommendations**](https://www.americanpayroll.org/docs/default-source/government-relations/apa-comments-form-i9-2019.pdf) to USCIS on improving the Form I-9. For a full recap, see *[**Inside Washington**](https://bookshelf.americanpayroll.org/iw1906/1)* for June 2019.

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