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EB-1A appeal timeliness — AAO decision JAN102006_05B2203: Appeal rejected as untimely filed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official…
Decision summary: AAO decision JAN102006_05B2203: Appeal rejected as untimely filed. AAO applies the stated 30-day/33-day filing period, finds receipt after 35 days, and rejects the appeal; motion jurisdiction remained with the service center director.
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Scope classification from review: in_scope_EB1A_AAO_decision_no_precedent_status_asserted. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JAN102006_05B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | January 10, 2006 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A Form I-140; field not specified in AAO discussion |
Procedural posture | Vermont Service Center denial appealed. Director issued decision January 19, 2005; appeal received February 23, 2005, 35 days later. Director declined to treat the late appeal as a motion and forwarded it to AAO. |
Operative disposition | Appeal rejected as untimely filed. |
Final-merits status | Not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO applies the stated 30-day/33-day filing period, finds receipt after 35 days, and rejects the appeal; motion jurisdiction remained with the service center director.
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 |
Published material about the person | Not reached — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not reached |
Original contributions of major significance | Not reached |
Scholarly authorship | Not reached |
Artistic display or showcases | Not reached |
Leading or critical role | Not reached |
High salary or remuneration | Not reached |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached |
Source holds and limits
status:
Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer
Deadline details are as recited in the decision; no external law verification performed.
No criterion merits adjudication.
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The cover identifies the AAO decision date as January 10, 2006.; pages: 1
claim: The petition is identified as: EB-1A Form I-140; field not specified in AAO discussion.; pages: 2
claim: Vermont Service Center denial appealed. Director issued decision January 19, 2005; appeal received February 23, 2005, 35 days later. Director declined to treat the late appeal as a motion and forwarded it to AAO.; pages: 2
claim: AAO applies the stated 30-day/33-day filing period, finds receipt after 35 days, and rejects the appeal; motion jurisdiction remained with the service center director.; pages: 2
claim: Operative order: Appeal rejected as untimely filed.; pages: 2
How this record may be used in research
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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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