dismissed
EB-2
dismissed EB-2 Case: Unknown
Decision Summary
The appeal was rejected as untimely filed. The decision was mailed on December 29, 2011, requiring the appeal to be filed within 33 days, but the appeal was received on February 1, 2012, which was 34 days later.
Criteria Discussed
Timely Filing Of Appeal
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U.S.Department or Homelandsecurity U.S.CitizenshipandlmmigrationServices AdministrativeAppealsOffice (AAO) 20 MassachusettsAve., N.W.,MS 2090 Washington,Dc 20529-2090 8 U.S.Citizenship and Immigration Services DATE: Office:NEBRASKASERVICECENTER FILE: DEC26zg12 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 the decisionof the AdministrativeAppealsOffice in your case. All of the documentsrelatedto thismatterhavebeenreturnedto theofficethatoriginallydecidedyourcase.Please beadvisedthatanyfurtherinquirythatyoumighthaveconcerningyourcasemustbemadeto thatoffice. Thankyou, Ron Rosenberg Acting Chief,AdministrativeAppealsOffice www.uscis.gov Page2 DISCUSSION: The Director,NebraskaServiceCenter,deniedthe immigrantvisa petition, which is now beforethe AdministrativeAppealsOffice (AAO) on appeal. The appealwill be rejectedasuntimelyfiled. In orderto properlyfile an appeal,the regulationat 8 C.F.R.§ 103.3(a)(2)(i)providesthatthe affectedpartyor theattorneyor representativeof recordmustsubmitthecompleteappealwithin 30 daysof serviceof the unfavorabledecision. If the decisionwasmailed,the appealmustbe filed within 33 days. See8 C.F.R.§ 103.8(b).Thedateof filing is not the dateof submission, but thedateof actualreceiptwith therequiredfee. See8 C.F.R.§ 103.2(a)(7)(i). ThedirectorissuedthedecisiononDecember29,2011. Thedirectorproperlygavenoticeto the petitionerthatit had33 daysto file theappeal.NeithertheImmigrationandNationalityAct nor thepertinentregulationsgranttheAAO authorityto extendthistimelimit. TheFormI-290B,Noticeof Appeal,wasreceivedby theservicecenteronWednesday,February 1,2012,or 34daysafterthedecisionwasissued.Accordingly,theappealwasuntimelyfiled. If an untimely appealmeetsthe requirementsof a motion to reopenor reconsider,the appeal mustbetreatedasa motion,anda decisionmustbemadeon themeritsof thecase. 8 C.F.R.§ 103.3(a)(2)(v)(B)(2).Theofficial havingjurisdictionovera motionis theofficial whomadethe last decisionin the proceeding,in this casethe Director, NebraskaServiceCenter. 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 amotion or otherwisewarrantfavorableaction. Theuntimelyappealmustberejectedpursuantto 8 C.F.R.§ 103.3(a)(2)(v)(B)(1). ORDER: Theappealisrejected.
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