If the document you used for your I-9 carries an expiration date tied to your work
authorization, your employer must reverify it by that date — with no grace period. If it was a green
card or a List B identity document, that expiry date on the card is irrelevant here: reverification is
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Reverification is due by the day work authorization expires — not after verified
When an employee's Form I-9 Section 1 shows a work-authorization expiration date (a visa, EAD or other status-based authorization), the employer must reverify — updating Section 3 with new evidence of continued authorization — no later than the date that authorization expires. There is no grace period built into the form itself: an employee who is still authorized to work (a pending extension with automatic continuation, for example) still needs paperwork in Section 3 reflecting the new basis, not a blank space.
A List B/C document or a green card is never reverified verified
Reverification applies only to a document that shows an EXPIRATION date tied to employment authorization. A U.S. passport, a Permanent Resident Card, or a List B identity document never triggers reverification, even though a passport or green card itself carries an expiration date on its face — the card's own expiry is not a work-authorization expiry. Reverifying documents that do not need it is a common, avoidable I-9 compliance error in the other direction.
USCIS Handbook for Employers (M-274) — Documents That Do Not Require Reverificationprimary sourceverified 2026-08-29
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