dismissed
EB-1C
dismissed EB-1C Case: Unknown
Decision Summary
The appeal was rejected because it was filed untimely. The decision was issued on March 17, 2010, and the appeal was received on May 5, 2010, 49 days later, which is beyond the 33-day filing deadline.
Criteria Discussed
Timely Filing Of Appeal
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identifYing data deleted to preve.nt cL ___ ) -,!'Warranted invasIOn of personal privacy 1'tmUCCOpy 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 US_ Citizenship and Immigration Services DATE MAY 0 1 2012 OFFICE: NEBRASKA SERVICE CENTER IN RE: Petitioner: Beneficiary: PETITION: Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker as a Multinational Executive or Manager Pursuant to Section 203(b)(I)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.c. ยง 1153(b)(I)(C) ON BEHALF OF PETITIONER: INSTRUCTIONS: This is the decision of the Administrative Appeals Office in your case. Please note that all documents have been returned to the office that originally decided your case. Please also note that any further inquiry must be made to that office_ Thank you, ( brry Rhew ~ ief, Administrative Appeals Office www.uscis.gov .. , - Page 2 DISCUSSION: The Director, Nebraska Service Center, denied the employment-based immigrant visa petition, which 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. ยง 103.3(a)(2)(i) provides that the affected party or the attorney or representative of record must submit 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. ยง 103.8(b). The date of filing is not the date of submission, but the date of actual receipt with the required fee. See 8 C.F.R, ยง 103.2(a)(7)(i). The record indicates that the service center director issued the decision on March 17, 2010. It is noted that the service center director properly gave notice to the petitioner that it had 33 days to file the appeal. Neither the Act nor the pertinent regulations grant the AAO authority to extend this time limit. Counsel dated the Form I-290B May 4, 2010 and it was received by the service center on May 5, 2010, or 49 days after the decision was issued. Accordingly, the appeal was untimely filed. The regulation at 8 C.F.R. ยง 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 Director of the Nebraska Service Center. See 8 CF.R. ยง 103,5(a)(l)(ii). The director determined that the late appeal did not meet the requirements of 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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