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EB-1A appeal timeliness — AAO decision JUL122012_01B2203: Appeal rejected as untimely. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JUL122012_01B2203: Appeal rejected as untimely. Unfavorable decision served by fax May 12, 2011; counsel dated Form I-290B June 13, mailed June 14; USCIS received June 16, 35 days after service. Director determined it did not meet motion requirements.
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUL122012_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | July 17, 2012 |
Classification / field stated in source | Not stated. |
Procedural posture | Texas Service Center denial; appeal rejected as untimely; Director had already determined it did not meet motion requirements. |
Operative disposition | Appeal rejected as untimely. |
Final-merits status | Not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
Unfavorable decision served by fax May 12, 2011; counsel dated Form I-290B June 13, mailed June 14; USCIS received June 16, 35 days after service. Director determined it did not meet motion requirements.
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
No underlying criteria or final-merits analysis in this decision.
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Cover identifies July 17, 2012; Texas Service Center; EB-1A I-140.; pages: 1
claim: Director served denial by fax May 12, 2011, and advised 30 days to appeal.; pages: 2
claim: Counsel dated appeal June 13, mailed June 14; USCIS received it June 16, 35 days after decision.; pages: 2
claim: Director determined late appeal did not meet motion requirements and forwarded it to AAO; AAO rejected as untimely.; 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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