Dismissed
EB-2 NIW
EB-2 NIW Dismissed — Education (2019): the motion to reconsider was denied because the
Filing your own EB-2 NIW? See how your CV maps to the criteria this decision turned on — free strategy preview.
Decision Summary
The motion to reconsider was denied because the petitioner's initial motion was filed one day late. The petitioner's argument that the Thanksgiving holiday should be excluded from the 33-day filing period was rejected, as regulations only permit this if the holiday falls on the final day of the period, which it did not.
See how a decision like this gets cited in an EB-2 NIW petition →Criteria Discussed
Timely Filing Of Motion To Reconsider Computation Of Time For Deadlines
📄 Original decision (USCIS PDF)
Sign up free to download the original PDF
Downloaded the case? Use it in your next draft →Filing your own EB-2 NIW? Learn from this denial.
Upload your CV and see how your profile maps to the criteria the AAO flagged here — free strategy preview, no credit card.
Map Your CV to These Criteria →No credit card required.