dismissed
EB-1C
dismissed EB-1C Case: Unknown
Decision Summary
The motion to reopen and reconsider was rejected because it was filed untimely. The motion was received 44 days after the decision was issued, exceeding the 33-day filing period, and the petitioner did not provide evidence that the delay was reasonable or beyond their control.
Criteria Discussed
Timeliness Of Motion
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identifying data deleted to prevent clearly unwarr~nted invasion of personal pnvac) PUBLIC COpy u.s. Department 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: OFFICE: NEBRASKA SERVICE CENTER JUN 2 2 2011 INRE: Petitioner: Beneficiary: Petition: Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker as a Multinational Executive or Manager Pursuant to Section 203(b)(1)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. ยง 1 1 53(b)(1)(C) IN 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, Perry Rhew Chief, Administrative Appeals Office www.uscis.gov Page 2 DISCUSSION: The Director, Nebraska Service Center, denied the immigrant visa petition. The petitioner subsequently filed an appeal with the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO). The appeal was dismissed. The matter is now before the AAO on a motion to reopen and reconsider. The motion will be rejected as untimely filed. The regulation at 8 C.F.R. ยง 103.S(a)(l) states that in order to properly file a motion to reopen or reconsider, the affected party must file the motion within 30 days of service of the decision the motion seeks to reconsider or reopen. If the decision was mailed, the appeal must be filed within 33 days. See 8 C.F.R. ยง 103 .Sa(b). With regard to the motion to reopen, an untimely filing may be excused in the discretion of the Service where it is demonstrated that the delay was reasonable and was beyond the petitioner's control. In accordance with 8 C.F.R. ยง 103.2(a)(7)(i), an application received in a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office shall be stamped to show the time and date of actual receipt, if it is properly signed, executed, and accompanied by the correct fee. For calculating the date of filing, the motion 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 April 27, 2009. It is noted that the AAO properly gave notice to the petitioner that it had 30 days to file a motion. The motion in the present matter was received by USCIS on June 10, 2009, or 44 days after the decision was issued. Therefore, the motion was untimely filed. The petitioner neither claimed nor provided evidence to establish that delay in filing the motion beyond the permitted time period was reasonable and was beyond the petitioner's control. Therefore, the untimely filing of the motion cannot be excused and the untimely filed motion must be rejected. See 8 C.F.R. ยง 103.3(a)(2)(v)(B)(J). ORDER: The motion is rejected as untimely filed.
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