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Decision Summary

The appeal was rejected as untimely filed. The decision was mailed on May 18, 2006, requiring an appeal to be filed within 33 days, but it was received on June 21, 2006, which was 34 days later.

Criteria Discussed

Timely Filing Of Appeal

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U.S. Departnient of Homeland Security 
20 Mass. Ave., N.W.. Rm. 3000 
Washington. DC 20529 
U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration 
FILE: Office: VERMONT SERVICE CENTER 
EAC 05 190 50853 
 Date: MAR 1 4 2007 
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. !j 1 153(b)(l)(C) 
ON BEHALF OF PETITIONER: 
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. 
h6.$L'&h- 
hobert P. iernann, Chief 
I 
 Administrative Appeals Office 
Page 2 
DISCUSSION: The Director, Vermont 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. 5 103.3(a)(2)(i) provides that the affected party 
must file the complete appeal within 30 days after service of the unfavorable decision. If the decision was 
mailed, the appeal must be filed within 33 days. See 8 C.F.R. 9 103.5a(b). 
The record indicates that the director issued the decision on May 18, 2006. It is noted that the director 
properly gave notice to the petitioner that it had 33 days to file the appeal. Although counsel for the petitioner 
dated the appeal June 19, 2006, it was received by Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) on June 21, 
2006, or 34 days after the decision was issued. Accordingly, the appeal was untimely filed. 
The regulation at 8 C.F.R. 5 103.3(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. 9 103.5(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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