I-9 Information Guide

• Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA)
• Took effect on November 6, 1986
• Requires that employers only hire individuals who have a legal right to work in the United States
• The I-9 Form provides a record for the government to access verifying an employer's compliance with the IRCA

Section 1. Key Points�

• This section must be completed on the student's first day of work
• The student employee completes this section, never the supervisor
• This section must be completed in front of a Gettysburg College employee
• Must use home address
• The supervisor only reviews this section for completeness and obvious errors
• Make sure that one of the three boxes is checked in the lower right corner of Section 1

Section 2. Key Points

• Only the supervisor completes this section
• Section 2 is used to establish the student employee's identity and eligibility to work in the U.S.
• The student employee has three business days to present this information to his/her supervisor. If the student employee is unable to present this information within the first three days of work, he/she must stop working.
• Take either one document from LIST A, or one document from LIST B and one document from LIST C
• Only the student chooses which documents to present. DO NOT suggest a driver's license and social security card. Refer to the back of the form and let the student choose.
• Each document must be an original (NO COPIES)
• Take down the document name, issuing authority, number and the expiration date.
• If the student presents his/her Social Security Card, include the student's name as it appears on the document
• Laminated Social Security Cards are not valid
• Enter the student's first day of employment in the text portion of Section 2. DO NOT back date!
• Then sign and print your name. And include your title, "Gettysburg College", and today's date.
• International students should be directed to the Payroll Office on the 2nd floor of Penn Hall.