A new hire of mine completed the Form I-9 without a Social Security number. When the SSN is later provided to the E-Verify employer can the employer enter the SSN on the Form I-9 or leave the field blank if the employee is not available to update it?

E-Verify employers must ensure that their employee’s SSNs are recorded on Form I-9. If the employee did not have an SSN when he or she first completed Form I-9, then the employer should have the employee insert the number in Section 1 when the employee provides it. Only employees are permitted to correct or update the information in Section 1, but the employer is not required to be present when the employee completes or updates Section 1.

June 2017

Tags: I9,I-9, SSN, Social Serurity Number