Question: One of our employees couldn’t present an acceptable document for us to complete Section 2 of Form I-9, but he had a receipt to show us he’d applied for one. Is this acceptable?

A: An employee can present a receipt instead of an acceptable document in three specific circumstances, according to USCIS: 1) A worker can present a receipt for an application submitted for a replacement document when it’s been lost, stolen or damaged. This receipt is valid for 90 days, and…