# Form I-9 verification, done in person and on time

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- **Title:** I-9 Employment Verification — Andrii Co. (Greater Seattle)
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> In-person Form I-9 verification as your authorized representative — we examine your new hire's original documents and complete Section 2 before the deadline.

We serve as your company’s authorized representative: we meet your new hire, examine their original documents, and complete Section 2 of Form I-9 — at our office, at your location, or a nearby public place. You get a properly completed I-9 back, before the federal deadline.

## What I-9 verification is

Every U.S. employer must complete Form I-9 for each new employee to confirm their identity and authorization to work. The employee fills out Section 1 by their first day; the employer — or a designated authorized representative — must physically examine the employee’s original documents and complete Section 2.

For remote or out-of-area hires, you don’t have to fly anyone anywhere. You designate an authorized representative to do the in-person document check. That’s us.

## We act as your authorized representative — not as a notary

Completing Section 2 is an authorized-representative task, not a notarization. We do not affix a notary seal to the Form I-9 (USCIS does not require or want one). A notary is simply well-suited to serve in the authorized-representative role: identity-savvy, mobile, and available. The employer remains responsible for the I-9; we examine documents and complete Section 2 exactly as the instructions require, and we do not give legal or immigration advice.

## The 3-business-day deadline

Section 2 must be completed no later than the third business day after the employee’s first day of work for pay (or by the end of the first day if the job will last less than three days). Enter your new hire’s start date below and we’ll show the exact deadline — then we schedule around it.

Business days exclude weekends. If a federal holiday falls in the window, tell us in the notes and we’ll adjust.

## What your new hire brings

Original, unexpired documents — no photocopies. Either one document from List A, or one document from List B plus one from List C:

- List A (identity + work authorization): U.S. passport, Permanent Resident Card, or Employment Authorization Document.
- List B + List C: a List B identity document (e.g. driver’s license or state ID) together with a List C work-authorization document (e.g. Social Security card or birth certificate).

See the current Lists of Acceptable Documents on the USCIS Form I-9 instructions.

## Where we meet

- **At our office** — Come to Andrii Co. in the Greater Seattle area — quiet, private, and quick.
- **We come to you** — Your home or workplace anywhere in our service area — convenient for the whole onboarding team.
- **A public place** — A neutral spot that works for your remote hire — a coffee shop (e.g. Starbucks), a public library, or their city hall. You name the place; we’re there.

## How it works

1. **Start the I-9** — Your new hire completes Section 1 (with your HR, or we’ll point them to the form). Tell us the start date so we can set the deadline.
2. **Pick a place & time** — Our office, your location, or a public place — before the 3-business-day deadline.
3. **We verify in person** — We examine the original documents and complete Section 2 as your authorized representative.
4. **You get the completed I-9** — The finished Section 2 goes back to you to keep on file. Fast, compliant, done.

## Start your I-9 verification

Tell us the essentials. You’ll sign in (or create an account) to submit — then it lands in your portal as an I-9 order.

> I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state, and I may not give legal advice or accept fees for legal advice. Completing Section 2 of Form I-9 as an authorized representative is not legal or immigration advice, and no notary seal is affixed to a Form I-9.

> **RCW 42.45.230(5):** I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state, and I may not give legal advice or accept fees for legal advice. Completing Section 2 of Form I-9 as an authorized representative is not legal or immigration advice, and no notary seal is affixed to a Form I-9.

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