dismissed EB-1A Case: Unknown

li.S. Dep&rlrnunt trf Ilorneland Security 
20 hl:ss. A vr., %. W., Rrn. A3042. 
ih'asii~agwn, DC 2020 
Citizenship 
and Irnnxigration 
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Petition: 
 Tnlrnigrant Petition fctr Alien Worker as m i?l,lier: cf Extraordil-tary Ability Pursuant to Section 
71!3(b)(l)(hj of the Immigration arld Nrttionaiily Act? 8 11.S.63. 3 4 13(hj(I>(A) 
This is :he decision sf the Ad~-ninistrxtive A.ppc.ais Olfi~e i~ yoin- case. Ail documr-nts have been retuned to 
ill, office ihaf ciriginally decided yorrl- case. Any tl~l-ther kcjuiq raus: be rnade to that csAlce. 
DTSGljSSIL99N: 'S'he Director, Vex-tent Seri4ce Center, deilied tl:e nmi;nmigrant visa petition. 'T'he rilatter is 
now behl-c the Administrat~ve Appeals OKjce (AAO) on aapyezil. 'the appeal will be rejected as untimely 
f':ied. 
In order to properly i'iie an appeal, the regulation at 8 G.F.R. $ 103.:ii3j(2)ji) pl-nvrdes that thr affected party 
m~st ijle the con:$ete appeai within 30 days of at-'ter service of the ui~firvorabie decision. If the decision was 
nrailed. Bxe appeal must be filed ~,vitTri~-r 313 dqs. ,%e 8 C.F.R. $ 103.5aib). 
The record indicates that the direc~or ~ss:led the decision 02 SLIIY 5, 7005. Yl is noted that the directctl- prt?perly 
gave noiice to the petitioner tt-rat it had 33 days to file the appeal. hitllough counsel dated the appeal API~IIS~ 
4, 2005, ~r was receiveit by Citizenship and Irnnl:.srariat-i Services (CIS) p~oj-wvjv S~~IIP~ on htlgust 18, 2[!05: 
or 4.4 (lay:; aRer the decision .;\/as issued. The repiilatiurr at S C.F.M. ,$ lii3.2(a)(7) provic:?rs that an application 
or petitinn is not properly filed :~nless if is properly signed and esecuted. AccordingIy, the appeal ixias 
rrntjnxly tiled, 
'The resyla'rion at 8 G.F.R. fj 11!3.J(a)(2,:)(v)(B)bZ states that, 3f an ~rstimely appeal meets the reyuirenrents of a 
rnotiot: to reopen or a ~not:on to reronsrder, the appeal must be treated as a n:otion, and a decision rrrlrst be 
made on thc nxrits of the case. '.The official having jur-isdictlor: over a motion is the official who made the 
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last cdccision in the prriceeding, in this case :he scrdiee centcr drrector. Sere 8 C'3.R. pj. i03.5(a)jl i(ii). i be 
djreciur declined to tre;it the late appezil as a motion ar~d fcirwardeii the matter to the AAO. 
As '11-te appeal was ~mtimely filed, (fie appeal nwst be rejected. 
ORDER: She appcai rs rejected