U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued the guidance below about restricted social security cards. From time to time they share information on the “What’s New” section of I-9 Central.
06/20/19
Employers—Are You Accepting a Restricted Social Security Card?
You can only accept unrestricted Social Security cards as a List C document.
Do not accept an employee’s restricted Social Security card that is stamped with one of the following restrictions:
- “VALID FOR WORK ONLY WITH DHS AUTHORIZATION”
- “VALID FOR WORK ONLY WITH INS AUTHORIZATION”
- “NOT VALID FOR EMPLOYMENT”
