Can I require an employee to provide specific documents for the I-9?
The employer cannot instruct the hire on which documents to provide, however, the documents must be on the list of acceptable documents located on the back of the I-9. A new hire may show any of the documents listed on the I-9 form. The documents shown in List A on the back of the I-9 form prove both identity and authorization to work. If a new hire provides a document in List A, then List B and list C does not need to be used. If the document provided is not in list A, the employee must provide a document from List B and a document from List C.