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EB-1A appeal timeliness — AAO decision DEC022010_04B2203: Appeal rejected as untimely. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision DEC022010_04B2203: Appeal rejected as untimely. Receipt was 51 days after decision, beyond 33-day mailed deadline; filing lacked new facts/evidence or precedent-supported claim of incorrect application of law/policy required for motion conversion.
Source reviewed: This page summarizes the specific AAO source and posture recorded in the completed source-review tracker. It does not turn a nonprecedent decision into a general rule.
Scope classification from review: EB-1A procedural rejection; merits not reached.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC022010_04B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | December 2, 2010 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A procedural rejection; merits not reached. |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Texas Service Center denial received 51 days after November 2, 2009 decision; it did not qualify as a motion to reopen or reconsider. |
Operative disposition | Appeal rejected as untimely. |
Final-merits status | not reached by current AAO decision; any Director findings mentioned are procedural history only |
What the AAO decision addressed
Receipt was 51 days after decision, beyond 33-day mailed deadline; filing lacked new facts/evidence or precedent-supported claim of incorrect application of law/policy required for motion conversion.
Criterion-by-criterion status in this source
These labels reproduce the source-review record. “Not considered,” “not reached,” and “not coded” do not mean the criterion failed. A Director finding recited as background is not an AAO holding unless the decision says so.
Criterion | Source-review status |
|---|---|
Awards | Not reached — source PDF |
Membership | Not reached — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not reached — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not reached — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not reached — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not reached — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not reached — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not reached — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Cover identifies EB-1A I-140, Texas Service Center, dated December 2, 2010.; pages: 1
claim: Director decision issued November 2, 2009; appeal received December 23, 2009, 51 days later.; pages: 2
claim: Untimely appeal did not meet motion requirements; AAO rejected it.; pages: 2
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Procedural example for late appeals that fail motion-conversion requirements; compare only with separate facts and dates.
Page-level source trail
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How to use this record
This is a historical, nonprecedent AAO decision about its own administrative record. It is not a prediction, success rate, or current filing instruction. Compare the issue and procedural stage before drawing an analogy. The current framework is in the USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 6, Part F, Chapter 2.
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