The USCIS requires employees to present documents that show their identity and employment authorization within three business days of the employment start date. If not, they must present an acceptable receipt replacing the document. The employer completes Section 2 by recording the receipt details and skips the E-Verify activity by marking it as complete. When the actual document is provided by the employee, the employer updates the receipt with the actual document and proceeds to E-Verify.

Receipts are valid only for short period of time. Before the document validity expires, the employee must produce the replacement document for which the receipt was given.

How do you enter Receipt details in Section 2?

Login as an I-9 Specialist and navigate to My Tasks. You will see all New Hire records with pending Complete I-9 activity. Click on the Complete I-9 link for any Employee Onboarding process. 

Enter receipt details in List A or List B & List C.

You cannot proceed with E-Verify case creation and must wait until actual documents are provided for which the receipt was presented. Choose Mark as Complete on the E-Verify page.

How do you update Receipt details?

When the employee provides the actual document for which the receipt was presented, initiate the Receipt Update process from within the I-9 Console/Elasticsearch actions and enter the actual document details in I-9 Section 2. Please refer to this link - Initiate Receipt Update Process for more details.