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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: OCT 0 7 2011 OFFICE:NEBRASKASERVICECENTER
IN RE: Petitioner:
Beneficiary:
PETITION: ImmigrantPetitionfor Alien WorkerasaMemberof theProfessionsHoldinganAdvanced
Degreeor anAlien of ExceptionalAbility Pursuantto Section203(b)(2)of theImmigration
andNationalityAct, 8U.S.C.§ 1153(b)(2)
ONBEHALF OFPETITIONER:
SELF-REPRESENTED
INSTRUCTIONS:
Enclosedpleasefind thedecisionof theAdministrativeAppealsOfficein yourcase.All of thedocuments
relatedto thismatterhavebeenreturnedto theofficethatoriginallydecidedyourcase.Pleasebeadvisedthat
anyfurtherinquirythatyoumighthaveconcerningyourcasemustbemadeto thatoffice.
Thankyou,
erryRhew
Chief,AdministrativeAppealsOffice
www.users.gov
DISCUSSION:TheDirector,NebraskaServiceCenter,deniedtheemployment-basedimmigrantvisa
petition.Thematteris nowbeforetheAdministrativeAppealsOffice(AAO) onappeal.TheAAO will
rejecttheappeal.
UndertheU.S.CitizenshipandImmigrationServices(USCIS)regulationat 8 C.F.R.§ 292.4(a),as
well astheinstructionsto theFormI-290BNoticeof Appeal,if anattorneyfiles anappealwith the
AdministrativeAppealsOffice,thefiling mustincludeanewlyexecutedFormG-28Noticeof Entry
of Appearanceas Attorney or Representative,even if the record includesan older form from the
sameattorney.Thisregulationappliesto all appealsfiled on or afterMarch4, 2010. See75 Fed.
Reg.5225(February2, 2010).
Thepetitionerfiled theFormI-140petitiononOctober1,2009,with aFormG-28datedSeptember
25,2009,naming thepetitioner'sattorneyof record. The directordenied
thepetitionon May 25,2010 filed theappealon June29,2010,but thefiling did not
includeanewFormG-28asrequired.
Underthe regulationat 8 C.F.R. § 103.3(a)(2)(v)(A)(2),if an appealis otherwiseproperly filed
withoutaFormG-28,thenUSCISmustcontacttheattorneyandattemptto obtaintherequiredform.
Here,however,theappealwasnot otherwiseproperlyfiled.
In order to properly file an appeal,the regulation at 8 C.F.R. § 103.3(a)(2)(i)provides that the
affectedparty or the attorneyor representativeof recordmustfile the completeappealwithin 30
daysof serviceof theunfavorabledecision.If thedecisionwasmailed,thepetitionermustfile the
appealwithin 33 days. See8 C.F.R.§ 103.5a(b).Thedateof filing is not thedateof mailing,but
thedateof actualreceipt.See8C.F.R.§ 103.2(a)(7)(i).
As noted above,the directordeniedthe petition on May 25, 2010. The servicecenterdirector
properlygavenoticeto thepetitionerthatit had33daysto file theappeal.NeithertheAct northe
pertinentregulationsgranttheAAO authorityto extendthis time limit.
datedthe Form I-290B appealnoticeJune27, 2010,which wasthe dateof the filing
deadline. The U.S. PostalServicepostmarkedthe appealJune28, 2010,and the servicecenter
receivedtheappealonJune29,2010,or 35daysafterthedirectorissuedthedecision.Accordingly,
theappealwasuntimelyfiled.
The regulationat 8 C.F.R. § 103.3(a)(2)(v)(B)(2)statesthat, if an untimely appealmeetsthe
requirementsof amotionto reopenor amotionto reconsider,theappealmustbetreatedasamotion,
anda decisionmustbe madeon the meritsof the case. The official havingjurisdiction over a
motionis theofficial who madethelastdecisionin theproceeding,in this casetheDirectorof the
NebraskaServiceCenter. See8 C.F.R. § 103.5(a)(1)(ii). The director determinedthat the late
appealdid notmeettherequirementsof amotionandforwardedthematterto theAAO.
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Becausethelackof anewFormG-28wasnottheonly defectin thefiling of theappeal,USCISneed
notsolicit anewform from theattorney.
As theappealwasuntimely filed without anew,properlyexecutedForm G-28,theAAO mustreject
theappeal.
ORDER: Theappealis rejected.