dismissed
EB-2
dismissed EB-2 Case: Not Specified
Decision Summary
The appeal was rejected because it was untimely filed. The petitioner filed the appeal 152 days after the director's decision, which is well beyond the 33-day filing deadline. The AAO does not have the authority to extend this time limit.
Criteria Discussed
Timely Filing Of Appeal
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U.S.Department of HomelandSecurity U.S.CitizenshipandImmigrationServices AdministrativeAppealsOffice (AAO) 20 MassachusettsAve.,N.W., MS 2090 Washington,DC 20529-2090 8 U.S.Citizenship and Immigration Services DATE: Office:TEXASSERVICECENTER FILE: DEC262012 IN RE: Petitioner: Beneficiary: PETITION: ImmigrantPetitionfor Alien Worker as a Memberof the ProfessionsHolding an AdvancedDegreeor anAlienof ExceptionalAbility Pursuantto Section203(b)(2)of the ImmigrationandNationalityAct, 8 U.S.C.§ 1153(b)(2) ONBEHALFOFPETITIONER: INSTRUCTIONS: Enclosedpleasefind thedecisionof theAdministrativeAppealsOffice in your case.All of the documentsrelatedto this matterhavebeenreturnedto the office that originally decidedyour case.Pleasebe advisedthatanyfurtherinquiry thatyoumight haveconcerningyour casemust bemadeto thatoffice. Thankyou, RonRosenberg ActingChief,AdministrativeAppealsOffice www.uscus.gov Page2 DISCUSSION: The Director,TexasServiceCenter,deniedthe employment-basedimmigrant visa petition. The petitioner appealedthe decisionto theAdministrative AppealsOffice (AAO). Theappealwill berejectedasuntimelyfiled. The petitioner must appealan unfavorabledecisionwithin 30 daysof service. 8 C.F.R. § 103.3(a)(2)(i).If theunfavorabledecisionwasmailed,theappealmustbefiled within33days. 8 C.F.R. § 103.8(b). An untimely appealmust be rejectedas improperlyfiled. Neitherthe ImmigrationandNationalityAct nor theregulationsgranttheAAO authorityto extendthistime limit. The filing dateis the actualdateof receiptat the locationdesignatedfor filing. 8 C.F.R.§ 103.2(a)(7)(i).Theappealmustbesignedandsubmittedwith thecorrectfee. Id. Thedirectorissuedthe decisiondenyingthemotionto reopenandreconsideron September16, 2011. Thedirectorproperlygavenoticeto thepetitionerandcounselthatit had33 daysto file theappeal.Thepetitionerfiled theFormI-290B,Noticeof Appealor Motion, on February15, 2012,or 152daysafterthedecisionwasissued.Althoughcounselstatedthatneithershenorthe petitionerreceivedthedirector'sdenialdatedSeptember16,2011,USCISelectronicrecordsshow thatthedirector'sdenialwassentto thepetitionerandcounselat theirlastknownaddresses(the sameaddressesusedin thedirector'sdecisiondatedJune7,2011). Accordingly,theappealis untimely. If an untimely appealmeetsthe requirementsof a motion to reopenor reconsider,the appeal mustbe treatedasa motion,anda decisionmustbe madeon the meritsof the case. 8 C.F.R. § 103.3(a)(2)(v)(B)(2).Theofficial havingjurisdiction over a motionis the official who made the last decisionin the proceeding,in this casethe Director,TexasServiceCenter. 8 C.F.R. § 103.5(a)(1)(ii).As requiredby 8 C.F.R.§ 103.3(a)(2)(ii)-(iv),thedirectorreviewedtheappeal prior to forwardingit to theAAO, anddid not concludethatit mettherequirementsof a motion or otherwisewarrantfavorableaction. Theuntimelyappealmustberejectedpursuantto 8 C.F.R.§ 103.3(a)(2)(v)(B)(1). ORDER: Theappealis rejected.
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