Section 2 was completed by a company representative who performed an in-person review. Your completed Form I-9 is already compliant as long as an in-person physical review of the documentation was performed and the company representative signed Section 2, verifying this inspection. This would likely mean that during the COVID-19 pandemic, your organization had government authorization to continue business in person. No reconciliation is required for this scenario.

Section 2 completed using Remote I-9. Any Form I-9 that had Section 2 completed using the authorized rep functionality of Remote I-9 is already compliant, as the authorized rep completed a physical, in-person review of the employment eligibility documentation. No reconciliation is required for this scenario. Note: Any Form I-9s of employees hired before the implementation of the Remote I-9 functionality within your account will need to be reconciled if an alternative in-person review was not completed.

Section 2 completed by virtual inspection of employment eligibility documents, with a company admin countersigning Section 2 within the sysyem. Your completed Form I-9 was compliant during the relaxed guidelines but you will now need to reconcile with an in-person review of the employment eligibility documentation. Follow the Form I-9 reconciliation process article.

Section 2 completed by virtual inspection of employment eligibility documents, with a company admin countersigning Section 2 on a Form I-9 outside of the System. Your completed Form I-9 was compliant during the relaxed guidelines but you will now want to bring that Form I-9 into the system and use it to reconcile with an in-person review of the employment eligibility documentation. Follow the Form I-9 reconciliation process.