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U.S.Departmentof HomelandSecurity
U.S.CitizenshipandImmigrationServices
AdministrativeAppealsOffice(AAO)
20MassachusettsAve.,N.W.,Ms 2090
Washington,DC 20529-2090
U.S.Citizenship
and Immigration
Services
DATE: FEB 1 6 2012OFFICE:TEXASSERVICECENTER FILE:
IN RE: Petitioner:
Beneficiary:
PETITION: ImmigrantPetitionfor AlienWorkerasanAlienof ExtraordinaryAbility Pursuantto
Section203(b)(1)(A)of theImmigrationandNationalityAct; 8 U.S.C.§ 1153(b)(1)(A)
ONBEHALFOFPETITIONER:
SELF-REPRESENTED
INSTRUCTIONS:
Enclosedpleasefind thedecisionof theAdministrativeAppealsOffice in yourcase.All of thedocuments
relatedto thismatterhavebeenreturnedto theofficethatoriginallydecidedyourcase.Pleasebeadvisedthat
anyfurtherinquirythatyoumighthaveconcerningyourcasemustbemadeto thatoffice.
If you believethe law wasinappropriatelyappliedby us in reachingour decision,or you haveadditional
informationthatyouwishto haveconsidered,youmayfile amotionto reconsideror amotionto reopen.The
specificrequirementsfor filing sucha requestcanbe found at 8 C.F.R.§ 103.5. All motionsmustbe
submittedto theofficethatoriginallydecidedyourcasebyfiling aForm1-290B,Noticeof AppealorMotion,
with a feeof $630. Pleasebe awarethat 8 C.F.R.§ 103.5(a)(1)(i)requiresthat anymotionmustbefiled
within 30daysof thedecisionthatthemotionseeksto reconsiderorreopen.
Thankyou,
PerryRhew
Chief,AdministrativeAppealsOffice
www.uscis.gov
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DISCUSSION: The Director,TexasServiceCenter,deniedthe employment-basedimmigrantvisa
petition.ThematterisnowbeforetheAdministrativeAppealsOffice(AAO)onappeal.TheAAOwill
rejecttheappeal.
UndertheU.S.CitizenshipandImmigrationServices(USCIS)regulationat 8 C.F.R.§ 292.4(a),as
well astheinstructionsto theFormI-290BNoticeof Appeal,if anattorneyfilesanappealwith the
AdministrativeAppealsOffice,thefiling mustincludeanewlyexecutedFormG-28,Noticeof Entry
of AppearanceasAttorney or Representative,evenif the recordincludesan older form from the
sameattorney. This regulationappliesto all appealsfiled on or afterMarch4, 2010. See75 Fed.
Reg.5225(February2,2010).
Thepetitionerfiled FormI-140on December17,2009,with FormG-28signedby counselon
December9, 2009. Thedirectordeniedthepetitionon April 29, 2010. Counselfiled theappealon
June4,2010,butthefiling didnotincludeanewFormG-28asrequired.
Underthe regulationat 8 C.F.R.§ 103.3(a)(2)(v)(A)(2),if an appealis otherwiseproperlyfiled
withoutaFormG-28,thenUSCISmustcontacttheattorneyandattemptto obtaintherequiredform.
Here,however,astheappealwasnot otherwiseproperlyfiled, theAAO will not requesta FormG-
28,andthepetitionerwill beconsideredasself-represented.
In order to properly file an appeal,the regulationat 8 C.F.R. § 103.3(a)(2)(i)providesthat the
affectedparty must file the completeappealwithin 30 daysof after serviceof the unfavorable
decision. If the decisionwasmailed,the appealmust be filed within 33 days.See8 C.F.R.
§ 103.5a(b).Theregulationat 8 C.F.R.§ 1.l(h)explainsthatwhenthelastdayof aperiodfallsona
Saturday,Sunday,or legal holiday,the periodshallrun until the endof the next day that is not a
Saturday,Sunday,orlegalholiday.Thedateof filing is notthedateof mailing,butthedateof actual
receipt.See8C.F.R.§ 103.2(a)(7)(i).
Again,therecordindicatesthatthedirectorissuedthedecisiononApril 29,2010. It is notedthatthe
director properly gave notice to the petitioner that she had 33 days to file the appeal. Although
counseldatedthe appealon May 27, 2010,it wasreceivedby the directoron Friday,June4, 2010,
36daysafterthedecisionwasissued.Accordingly,theappealwasuntimelyfiled.
The regulationat 8 C.F.R. § 103.3(a)(2)(v)(B)(2)statesthat, if an untimely appealmeetsthe
requirementsof amotionto reopenor amotionto reconsider,theappealmustbetreatedasamotion,
and a decisionmust be madeon the merits of the case. The official havingjurisdiction over a
motionis the official who madethe lastdecisionin theproceeding,in this casethe Directorof the
TexasServiceCenter.See8C.F.R.§ 103.5(a)(1)(ii).
Here,asthe brief in this matterwassubmitteddirectlyto the AAO in accordancewith 8 C.F.R.
§ 103.3(a)(2)(viii),it is apparentthatthedirectordidnothaveanopportunityto fully reviewthelate
appealto determinewhetherit meetsthe requirementsof eithera motionto reopenor a motion to
reconsider.Therefore,thematterwill bereturnedto thedirector. If the directordeterminesthatthe
lateappealmeetstherequirementsof amotion,themotionshallbegrantedandanewdecisionwill
beissued.
As theappealwasuntimelyfiled, theappealmustberejected.
ORDER: Theappealisrejected.