dismissed
EB-1C
dismissed EB-1C Case: Restaurant
Decision Summary
The motions to reopen and reconsider were denied because they failed to meet procedural requirements. The petitioner did not submit a brief or evidence with the motion, instead improperly stating they would be filed later, which is not permitted. The motion failed to state new facts for reopening or cite any incorrect application of law for reconsideration.
Criteria Discussed
Motion To Reopen Requirements (8 C.F.R. § 103.5(A)(2)) Motion To Reconsider Requirements (8 C.F.R. § 103.5(A)(3))
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services MATTER OF S-P-, LLC Non-Precedent Decision of the Administrative Appeals Office DATE: MAR. 15,2016 MOTION ON ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS OFFICE DECISION PETITION: FORM I-140, IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR ALIEN WORKER The Petitioner, a restaurant, seeks to permanently employ the Beneficiary as its president under the immigrant classification for multinational executives or managers. See Immigration and Nationality Act (the Act) § 203(b )(1 )(C), 8 U.S.C. § 1153(b )(1 )(C). This classification allows a U.S. employer to permanently transfer a qualified foreign employee to the United States to work in an executive or managerial capacity. The Director, Nebraska Service Center, denied the petition. We summarily dismissed the Petitioner's appeal from that decision. The matter is now before us on a motion to reopen and a motion to reconsider. The Petitioner does not submit a brief or any evidence in support of its motion. We will deny the motion to reopen and the motion to reconsider. 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. § 103.5(a)(3). A motion that does not meet applicable requirements shall be dismissed. 8 C.F.R. § 103.5(a)(4). For the reasons explained below, the Petitioner's motion does not meet the above requirements. Part 3, line 2f of Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion, reads: I am filing a motion to reopen and a motion to reconsider a decision. My brief and/or additional evidence is attached. The Petitioner crossed out the phrase "is attached" and added "will be filed within 30 days" by hand. Matter of S-P-, LLC The regulation at 8 C.F.R. § 103.3(a)(2)(vii) allows for limited circumstances in which a petitioner can supplement a previously filed appeal. This regulation, however, applies only to appeals, and not to motions to reopen or reconsider. There is no comparable provision that allows a petitioner to submit new evidence in furtherance of a previously filed motion, and the Petitioner cannot create such a provision by altering the wording printed on Form I-290B.1 The Petitioner's motion does not state the new facts to be proved in the reopened proceeding, and it does not include affidavits or other documentary evidence. Therefore, the motion does not meet the requirements of a motion to reopen at 8 C.F.R. § 1 03.5(a)(2). The motion does not state the reasons for reconsideration or cite any pertinent precedent decisions to establish that the decision was based on an incorrect application of law or U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services policy. The motion did not, when filed, establish that the decision was incorrect based on the evidence of record at the time of the initial decision. Therefore, the motion does not meet the requirements of a motion to reconsider at 8 C.F.R. § 103.5(a)(3). The Petitioner has not identified any basis for reopening or reconsideration. Because the motion does not meet the requirements of a motion to reopen or a motion to reconsider, the regulation at 8 C.F.R. § 103.5(a)(4) requires us to deny the motion. ORDER: The motion to reopen is denied. FURTHER ORDER: The motion to reconsider is denied. Cite as Matter ofS-P-, LLC, ID# 15870 (AAO Mar. 15, 2016) 1 The Petitioner filed the instant motion on September 23, 2015. We note that the record contains no further submission from the Petitioner. 2
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