dismissed
EB-1C
dismissed EB-1C Case: Multinational Management
Decision Summary
The appeal was rejected because it was filed after the deadline. The director's decision was issued on January 26, 2005, but the appeal was not received until March 7, 2005, which was 40 days later, exceeding the 33-day filing period.
Criteria Discussed
Timely Filing Of Appeal
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~dentiFging data deleted to prevent clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy mT]BLIC COPY U.S. Department of Homeland Security 20 Mass. Ave., N.W., Rm. A3042 Washington, DC 20529 U. S. Citizenship and Immigration FILE: Office: TEXAS SERVICE CENTER Date: JCIN 2m SRC 03 041 51330 PETITION: Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker as a Multinational Executive or Manager Pursuant to Section 203(b)(l)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 9 1153(b)(l)(C) ON BEHALF OF PETITIONER: SELF-REPRESENTED 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. J&/& Aobert P lemann, Director 1 Administrative Appeals Office DISCUSSION: The Director, Texas Service Center, denied the employment-based visa petition. The matter is now before the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) on appeal. The appeal will be rejected as untimely filed. In order to properly file an appeal, the regulation at 8 C.F.R. $ 103.3(a)(2)(i) provides that the affected party must file the complete appeal within 30 days of service of the unfavorable decision. If the decision was mailed, the appeal must be filed within 33 days. See 8 C.F.R. $ 103.5a(b). The record indicates that the director issued the decision on January 26, 2005. It is noted that the director properly gave notice to the petitioner that it had 33 days to file the appeal. According to the date stamp on Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal, it was received by Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) on March 7, 2005, or 40 days after the decision was issued. Accordingly, the appeal was untimely filed. The regulation at 8 C.F.R. $ 103.3(a)(2)(v)(B)(2) states that, if an untimely appeal meets the 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. The official having jurisdiction over a motion is the official who made the last decision in the proceeding, in this case the service center director. See 8 C.F.R. 5 103.5(a)(l)(ii). The director declined to treat the late appeal as a motion and forwarded the matter to the AAO. As the appeal was untimely filed, the appeal must be rejected. ORDER: The appeal is rejected.
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