# Form I-9

> Form I-9 — The Department of Homeland Security form proving a new hire may work in the US. The employee completes Section 1 by the first day of work; the employer examines documents and completes Section 2 within three business days. Kept on file, never filed with the government.

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**What is form i-9?** In accounting, form I-9 means the Department of Homeland Security form proving a new hire may work in the US. The employee completes Section 1 by the first day of work; the employer examines documents and completes Section 2 within three business days. Kept on file, never filed with the government.

## Also known as

- Employment Eligibility Verification

## Words this system refuses for it

- W-4
- background check

- **Category:** Payroll
- **Specified in:** [Lexicon](https://lopifi.com/md/docs/domain/11-lexicon)