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You can also obtain information about Form I -9 from the USCIS Web site at www.uscis.gov /I- 9Central, by e- mailing USCIS at I- 9CentraIQ dhs gov, or by calling 1 -888- 464 -4218. For TDD (hearing impaired), call 1 -877- 875 -6028. To obtain USCIS forms or the Handbookfor Employers, you can download them from the USCIS Web site at www.uscis. gov /forms. You may order USCIS forms by calling our toll -free number at 1- 800 -870 -3676. You may also obtain forms and information by contacting the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 1- 800 - 375 -5283. For TDD (hearing impaired), call 1 -800- 767 -1833. Information about E- Verify, a free and voluntary program that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees, can be obtained from the USCIS Web site at www.dhs. og v/E- Verifv, by e- mailing USCIS at E- Verify 7a dhs.gov or by calling 1 -888- 4644218. For TDD (hearing impaired), call 1 -877- 875 -6028. Employees with questions about Form I -9 and /or E -Verify can reach the USCIS employee hotline by calling 1 -888- 897 -7781. For TDD (hearing impaired), call 1- 877 - 875 -6028. and Retainins Form I -9 A blank Form I -9 may be reproduced, provided all sides are copied. The instructions and Lists of Acceptable Documents must be available to all employees completing this form. Employers must retain each employee's completed Form I.9 for as long as the individual works for the employer. Employers are required to retain the pages of the form on which the employee and employer enter data. If copies of documentation presented by the employee are made, those copies must also be kept with the form. Once the individual's employment ends, the employer must retain this form for either 3 years after the date of hire or I year after the date employment ended, whichever is later. Form I -9 may be signed and retained electronically, in compliance with Department of Homeland Security regulations at 8 CFR 274a.2. Act Statement AUTHORITIES: The authority for collecting this information is the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, Public Law 99 -603 (8 USC 1324a). PURPOSE: This information is collected by employers to comply with the requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. This law requires that employers verify the identity and employment authorization of individuals they hire for employment to preclude the unlawful hiring, or recruiting or referring for a fee, of aliens who are not authorized to work in the United States. DISCLOSURE: Submission of the information required in this form is voluntary. However, failure of the employer to ensure proper completion of this form for each employee may result in the imposition of civil or criminal penalties. In addition, employing individuals knowing that they are unauthorized to work in the United States may subject the employer to civil and /or criminal penalties. ROUTINE USES: This information will be used by employers as a record of their basis for determining eligibility of an employee to work in the United States. The employer will keep this form and make it available for inspection by authorized officials of the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Labor, and Office of Special Counsel for Immigration - Related Unfair Employment Practices. Paperwork Reduction Act An agency may not conduct or sponsor an information collection and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated at 35 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions and completing and retaining the form. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20529 -2140; OMB No. 1615 -0047. Do not mail your completed Form I -9 to this address. Form 1 -9 instructions 03/08/13 N Page 6 of 9