PHR · Question #118
You are completing a Form I-9 with a newly hired employee. Which one of the following documents is not allowed as a proof of identity and employment eligibility for the newly hired employee?
The correct answer is A. Driver's license. A driver's license is a List B document that proves identity only and cannot independently establish employment eligibility, so it does not satisfy both requirements of Form I-9.
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You are completing a Form I-9 with a newly hired employee. Which one of the following documents is not allowed as a proof of identity and employment eligibility for the newly hired employee?
Options
- ADriver's license
- BExpired US passport
- CCertificate of naturalization
- DUnexpired reentry permit
How the community answered
(55 responses)- A84% (46)
- B2% (1)
- C5% (3)
- D9% (5)
Why each option
A driver's license is a List B document that proves identity only and cannot independently establish employment eligibility, so it does not satisfy both requirements of Form I-9.
Form I-9 requires either one List A document (proving both identity and employment authorization) or a combination of one List B and one List C document. A driver's license is a List B document that establishes identity only - it has no power to prove employment authorization. Presenting only a driver's license therefore cannot satisfy the dual proof requirement.
An expired US passport is not acceptable on Form I-9, but this is an expired status issue rather than a structural document-type limitation; the question tests which document category cannot prove both elements.
A Certificate of Naturalization (Form N-550 or N-570) is a List A document and satisfies both identity and employment eligibility requirements.
An unexpired Reentry Permit (Form I-327) is a List A document accepted to establish both identity and employment eligibility.
Concept tested: Form I-9 acceptable List A documents
Source: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents
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