--- title: "ADVANCE PREPARATION OF SECTION 1 BY ELECTRONIC I-9 PROGRAMS IS PROHIBITED" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/publications/newsletters/june-2013/advance-preparation-of-section-1-by-electronic-i-9-programs-is-prohibited" date: "2026-06-06T22:05:15+00:00" language: "en-US" --- # ADVANCE PREPARATION OF SECTION 1 BY ELECTRONIC I-9 PROGRAMS IS PROHIBITED Written on May 16, 2016. *Tag(s):* [Martin H. Steckel](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_tags&view=tag&id%5B0%5D=4:martin-h-steckel) On April 11, 2013, the American Immigration Lawyers Association Verification and Documentation Liaison Committee held a meeting with officials from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) HSI Worksite Enforcement Unit. One of the issues discussed was the advance preparation of Section 1 of the I-9 form by electronic I-9 programs. This is an important issue for many employers who use electronic I-9 systems. Many electronic I-9 systems are integrated with other HR systems and seek to create efficiencies in the hiring process by inserting employee information in Section 1 from data in the employer’s intake program. In what we believe is a fairly significant change in the agency’s position on this issue, ICE stated that advance preparation of Section 1 is not permissible, regardless of whether the preparer/translator section is completed and regardless of whether the individual employee provided the original information that is used. Based on these statements, employers should be aware that an electronic I-9 program that involves advance preparation of employee information in Section 1 carries same legal risk. The agency’s position applies to an employer’s existing and future electronic I-9s. It is not clear why ICE has taken this position. We are monitoring this change and hope to provide more information in the near future. WIMBERLY, LAWSON, STECKEL, SCHNEIDER & STINE, P.C. 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