SSN issues, issuing a cautionary tale while venting.

[mam521 2,939]

17 hours ago, OldUser said:

Not sure I agree with you

 

I-9 instructions say:

 

"Employees may present one selection from List A or a combination of one selection from List B and one selection from List C."

 

List B - DL

List C - SS card 

 

Those to be presented as List B + List C if don't want to show list A document (GC). I am advocating for List B + List C to avoid showing  GC which causes headache.

 

My reply was to your suggestion to not bother with removing conditions on SS card until becoming a citizen which I disagree with.

 

I am not talking about providing other list C docs such as Native American Tribal Travel document because it does not apply to most people I'm addressing this message to (GC holders)

 

It doesn't matter if you agree with me or not.  It comes down to knowing your rights.  

 

2 year conditional or 10 year green card is a List A document and does NOT require an I-9 reverification, irrespective of the expiration date.  The same applies when using a US passport.  

 

If HR or their I-9 authorized representative don't understand the I-9 instructions, that is not your problem.  It is a legal issue for them, however, because it's part of Federal immigrant and employment discrimination laws.  So, if you've faced scrutiny in the past for presenting a List A conditional green card, you can report the employer or I-9 authorized representative.  

 

If the SSA wasn't so painful to deal with, I might agree with you.  But depending where you are, they are super painful and it takes months to get an appointment. If citizenship is on your radar, one will have to weigh whether the time spent to update information from restricted to unrestricted GC and then to citizenship is worth it or if it's just easier to do after the fact, especially when one has a perfectly acceptable List A document providing proof of identity and work authorization.