Istanbul Release Notes  

This announcement describes the enhancements and fixes for the Istanbul release, including improvements to the Tracker I-9 Resolve solution that helps employers identify and resolve compliance risk with their Form I-9s created pre-Tracker. To learn more about the Tracker I-9 Resolve solution, please reach out to your Mitratech account representative.   
 

What’s New? 

I-9 Resolve 

• Added a new Auto-Resolve configuration option, Enable Section 2 Start Date Auto Resolve. When enabled, the Section 2 Start Date provided in the meta-data file is used to Auto-Resolve any errors related to the Section 2 Start Date 

• Added a new configuration option, Auto-Resolve Section 2 / Section 3 Document Errors. When enabled, some Section 2 or Section 3 Document data errors are resolved if the Document Type is known and the correction to Document field in error is standardized.  

• Added a new configuration option, Auto-Resolve Section 2 Employee Name / Citizenship Status Values. When enabled, errors related to the Section 2 Employee Name / Citizenship Values (top of Page 2 for two-page Form I-9s) are resolved with the corresponding Section 1 Employee Name / Citizenship Values if the Section 1 fields are not in error.  

• Added a new configuration option, Auto-Resolve Section 2 Business Name and Address. When enabled, the I-9 Employer and I-9 Worksite values provided in the meta-data file are used to Auto-Resolve any errors related to Section 2 Business Name and Address fields.   

• Added new configuration option, Auto-Resolve All Errors when Termination Date Provided. When enabled, adding a Termination Date to a record will Auto-Resolve any unresolved errors. Terminate Dates can be provided via the Meta-Data file, User Interface, API, or Flat File.  

• Added the ability to edit the Form I-9 field for an I-9 Resolve once all errors are resolved. 

Form I-9 

• Updated the List A US passport validation to support the new Next Generation Passport document number format. Now, a US Passport number can be 1 alpha followed by 8 numeric characters (NEW), 9 numeric characters, or 1 alpha followed by 7 numeric characters. 

• Updated to the TPS Auto Extension Reverification Due Date validation to support new longer extension periods issued by DHS.   

What’s Fixed? 

Form I-9 

• Fixed an issue where the system prevented an I-9 Manager with permission to view / edit an I-9 from being able to amend Section 2 if the I-9 Manager did not have permission to access the previously saved Employer and/or Worksite values in Section 2. 

• Fixed an issue that redirected the user to Form I-9 Section 1 complete - Next Steps page if Form I-9 link was clicked on New Hire - Employer Representative Contact Information. 

• Fixed an issue where the system failed to send Section 2 Due email alerts if the only recipients are Client Admin users.  Fixed an issue where the system failed to send Section 2 Due email alerts if the only recipients are Client Admin users.   

• The system will not send the automatic Section 1 Amendment follow-up emails. 

E-Verify 

• When a user sets the E-Verify toggle button as ON under the Summary tab either by default or manually, the button will now remain ON even after the user submits / closes the E-Verify case. 

• Fixed an issue that prevented the Distributor Admin with E-Verify permissions from accessing the E-Verify View/Upload Attachments. 

I-9 Resolve 

• Resolved an issue where the system incorrectly flagged an error for the third List A Document Number and Document Expires date when the field contained “N/A”. 

• Updated the “Alien Number” / USCIS Number validation logic to support all valid USCIS formatting. 

• Fixed an issue where the system incorrectly flagged an error when the Section 1 Employee Name / Citizenship values matched the corresponding Section 2 Employee Name / Citizenship values.  

• Fixed an issue where the system incorrectly flagged an error when the List C Document Number value was N/A for a Birth Certificate (U.S.). 

• Updated the validation logic for US Passport Document Title to treat additional variations of US Passport as valid (e.g. U.S. Passport, U.S.A. Passport, and others).  

• Updated the validation logic to support all acceptable formation for the I-94 Admission Number. Changed the validation rule for the I-94 Document number from “Must be 11 digits” to “Must be 11 digits, or must be 9 digits followed by one character followed by one digit (e.g., ########### or #########A#)” 

• Updated the validation logic for I-94 Issuing Authority to treat additional variation of Customs Border Protections as valid (e.g., US Customs, CBP, and others). 

• A user will be able to create a new Section 3 for an I-9 Resolve record regardless of the Next Action status. 

Note: Release dates and scope are always subject to change. Items listed above are tentative and subject to change prior to release due to changes that may occur between now until the actual deployment date.