dismissed EB-1A Case: Unknown

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 U.S. Department of EIomeland Security 
20 Mass. Ave., N.W., Rm. 3000 
Washington, DC 20529 
U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration 
FILE: Office: VERMONT SERVICE CENTER Date: 
EAC 05 226 53452 
 @fE 2 7 2681 
PETITION: 
 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker as an Alien of Extraordinary Ability Pursuant to Section 
203(b)(l)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 5 1153(b)(l)(A) 
ON BEHALF OF PETITIONER: 
INSTRUCTIONS: 
This is the decision of the Administrative Appeals Office in your case. All documents have been returned to 
the office that originally decided your case. Any further inquiry must be made to that office. 
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DISCUSSION: The Director, Vermont Service Center, denied the immigrant visa petition. The matter is 
now before the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) on appeal. The appeal will be rejected as untimely 
filed. I 
In order to properly ble an appeal, the regulation at 8 C.F.R. 5 103.3(a)(2)(i) provides that the affected party 
must file the complete appeal within 30 days of after service of the unfavorable decision. If the decision was 
mailed, the appeal must be filed within 33 days. See 8 C.F.R. 5 103.5a(b). The date of filing is not the date of 
mailing, but the date of actual receipt. See 8 C.F.R. 5 103.2(a)(7)(i). 
The record indicates that the director issued the decision on August 14, 2006. It is noted that the director 
properly gave notice to the petitioner that it had 33 days to file the appeal. Although counsel dated the appeal 
August 30,2006, it was received by the director with the proper fee on September 28,2006,45! days after the 
decision was issued. Accordingly, the appeal was untimely filed. The director forwarded the matter to the 
AAO . ,' 
Neither the Act nor the pertinent regulations grant the AAO authority to extend the 33-day time limit for 
filing an appeal. The regulation at 8 C.F.R. 5 103.3(a)(2)(v)(B)(2) states that, if an untimely appeal meets the 
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 requirements of a motion to reopen or a motion to reconsider, the appeal must be treated as a motion, and a 
decision must be made on the merits of the case. 
A motion to reopen must state the new facts to be-proved in the reopened proceeding and be supported by 
affidavits or other documentary evidence. 8 C.F.R. $ 103.5(a)(2). A motion to reconsider must state the 
reasons for reconsideration and be supported by any pertinent precedent decisions to establish that the 
decision was based on an incorrect application of law or Service policy. A motion to reconsider a decision on 
an application or petition must, when filed, also establish that the decision was incorrect based on the 
evidence of record at the time of the initial decision. 8 C.F.R. 5 103.5(a)(3). A motion that does not meet 
applicable requirements at the time it is filed shall be dismissed. 8 C.F.R. 5 103.5(a)(4). 
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Here, the untimely appeal does not meet the requirhents of a motion to reopen or a motion to reconsider. 
Therefore, there is no requirement to treat the appeal as a motion under 8 C.F.R. 5 103.3(a)(2)(v)(B)(2). 
As the appeal was untimely filed and does not qualify as a motion, the appeal must be rejected. 
Even if the appeal were timely filed it would be summarily dismissed as counsel here has not specifically 
addressed the reasons stated for denial and has not provided any additional evidence. As stated in 8 C.F.R. 
5 103.3(a)(l)(v), an appeal shall be summarily dismissed if the party concerned fails to identify specifically any 
erroneous conclusion of law or statement of fact for the appeal. 
ORDER: The appeal is rejected.