dismissed
EB-1C
dismissed EB-1C Case: Unknown
Decision Summary
The appeal was rejected as untimely filed. The petitioner filed the appeal 35 days after the director's decision was issued, which exceeded the 33-day deadline. The AAO also determined that the untimely appeal did not meet the requirements to be treated as a motion to reopen or reconsider.
Criteria Discussed
Timeliness Of Appeal Motion To Reopen Or Reconsider
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identifying data deleted to prevent clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privac) PUBLIC COpy FILE: Office: TEXAS SERVICE CENTER INRE: Petitioner: Beneficiary: u.s. Departmeat of Homeland Security U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) 20 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., MS 2090 Washington, DC 20529-2090 u.s. Citizenship and ImmigratIon Services Date: DEC 2 2 2013 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. § 11S3(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. Thank you, erry Rhew Chief, Administrative Appeals Office www.ulCls.gov DISCUSSION: The Director, Texas 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. 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 after 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 date of filing is not the date of mailing, but the date of actual receipt, which shall be stamped to show the time and date of actual receipt, if it is properly signed, executed, and accompanied by the correct fee. See 8 C.F.R. § 103.2(a)(7)(i). For calculating the date of filing, the appeal shall be regarded as properly filed on the date that it is so stamped by the service center or district office. The record indicates that the director issued the decision on May 13, 2009. It is noted that the director properly gave notice to the petitioner that it had 33 days to file the appeal. The appeal was sent by express mail through the U.S. postal service and was received by the director on June 17, 2009, 35 days after the decision was issued. Accordingly, the appeal was untimely filed. 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. § 1 03.3(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. 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.S(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.S(a)(3). A motion that does not meet applicable requirements shall be dismissed. 8 C.F.R. § 103.5(a)(4). Here, the untimely appeal does not meet the requirements 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. § 103.3(a)(2)(v)(B)(2). As the appeal was untimely ftled and does not qualify as a motion, the appeal must be rejected. ORDER: The appeal is rejected.
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