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Old Apr 23, 2008, 05:34 AM
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Can a company legally ask its employees for their citizenship?
Can a company legally ask its employees in the U.S. and other countries their citizenship?

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Old Apr 23, 2008, 05:56 AM   #2  
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Hello jr:

Sure they can in the US. I dunno about other countries.

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Yes the company has the right to know your citizenship and it is the part of the procedure.
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This is now required by US employers to validate the workers.
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Can a company legally ask its employees in the U.S. and other countries their citizenship?

I don't know about other countries but in the US the employer by law is supposed to confirm the citizenship and status of its employees.
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Since most companies are required to withhold income tax amounts from its workers, they need to know citizenship to properly calculate the withholding.
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