List A documents establish both identity and work authorization, meaning employees presenting a valid List A document need no additional documentation to complete I-9 Section 2. Acceptable List A documents include: U.S. passport (book or card), unexpired foreign passport containing a temporary I-551 stamp or I-551 printed notation on a machine-readable immigrant visa, Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551, commonly called a "green card"), Alien Registration Receipt Card (Form I-551), unexpired Employment Authorization Document (EAD) issued by DHS (Form I-766 or Form I-688B), and unexpired foreign passport with Form I-94 or Form I-94A indicating refugee or asylum status that authorizes employment. Employers must accept any valid List A document the employee presents and cannot require specific documents or reject valid identification based on personal preference, national origin concerns, or unfamiliarity with document types—such actions constitute illegal discrimination.

Common errors with List A documents include: accepting expired passports or EAD cards without reverification, failing to examine the entire document for obvious fraud indicators like photo inconsistencies or altered expiration dates, recording incorrect document numbers or expiration dates in Section 2 fields, requiring employees with valid U.S. passports to provide additional identity documents, and rejecting foreign passports with valid work authorization because the employer is unfamiliar with I-94 notations or refugee stamps. During I-9 completion, the authorized representative must physically examine the original document (not photocopies), verify the document reasonably appears genuine and relates to the person presenting it, and record the document title, issuing authority, document number, and expiration date in Section 2. Employers should train all authorized representatives on List A document features and anti-discrimination rules to avoid the dual risks of accepting fraudulent documents or illegally rejecting valid ones.

Lake Mead Mobile Notary provides expert I-9 verification services throughout Las Vegas, Henderson, and Clark County with mobile notaries trained in List A document examination. Our authorized representatives recognize all acceptable List A documents, verify authenticity indicators, and complete Section 2 accurately to ensure compliance. We serve employers at Coronado Ridge Skilled Nursing, corporate offices, and remote worker locations, bringing professional document verification expertise that reduces both fraud risk and discrimination liability. This service is especially valuable for HR teams unfamiliar with foreign passport features, refugee documentation, or temporary work authorization stamps that require specialized knowledge to verify correctly.

An improper DSCSA quality agreement notarization can result in regulatory violations during DEA audits, potentially leading to fines or license suspension. Federal compliance standards require notarized quality agreements to meet specific formatting and language requirements—errors can render the notarization invalid in the eyes of regulatory authorities.

Real Scenario: A Las Vegas pharmacy had their DSCSA quality agreement notarized by a general bank notary who was unfamiliar with pharmaceutical compliance language requirements. The notary omitted specific DSCSA compliance language that confirms the vendor authorization and chain-of-custody verification. During a routine DEA audit, the inspector identified the notarization as "incomplete for DSCSA compliance purposes" and issued a regulatory finding requiring corrective action.

If You Discover an Error: The fastest solution is complete re-notarization by a notary experienced in pharmaceutical documentation. The corrected notarization should reference the original document's error and provide corrected language. Most pharmaceutical vendors will accept re-notarized documentation if submitted with an explanation of the correction.

Critical: Do NOT attempt to add language or make corrections to the original notarized document. This invalidates the notarization further. Instead, obtain completely new notarization with proper pharmaceutical compliance language.

Timeline: Re-notarization can typically be completed within 24-48 hours. Mobile notaries provide same-day service, allowing pharmacies to correct audit findings before regulatory penalties accumulate.

Prevention: Use notaries with pharmaceutical compliance expertise from the beginning. Specialized pharmacy notaries understand DSCSA requirements, Board of Pharmacy language standards, and vendor-specific quality agreement formatting. This prevents costly correction cycles.

If you're facing a pharmacy notarization audit finding, Lake Mead Mobile Notary can provide emergency same-day re-notarization to bring your documentation into compliance before penalties increase.