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EB-1A appeal timeliness — AAO decision JUL182013_02B2203: Appeal rejected as untimely filed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official…
Decision summary: AAO decision JUL182013_02B2203: Appeal rejected as untimely filed. Correct-fee appeal received 58 days after decision; first rejected filing did not retain filing date; AAO states it lacks authority to extend deadline.
Source limitation: The review record contains a source hold or limitation. Read the limitation below before relying on any case detail; unresolved facts are not treated as findings.
Scope classification from review: in_scope_eb1a_procedural_record. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUL182013_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | July 18, 2013 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A under INA section 203(b)(1)(A); petitioner self-represented. |
Procedural posture | Director issued denial December 19, 2012. Petitioner first attempted appeal January 22, 2013, but USCIS rejected it for incorrect fee; resubmitted with correct fee February 15, 2013, 58 days after the decision. The Director determined the late appeal did not meet motion requirements and forwarded it to AAO. |
Operative disposition | Appeal rejected as untimely filed. |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
Correct-fee appeal received 58 days after decision; first rejected filing did not retain filing date; AAO states it lacks authority to extend deadline.
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 |
Membership | not reached |
Published material about the person | not reached |
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
["The merits of the denial and any EB-1A criterion are not reviewed in this appeal decision."]
Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer
The merits of the denial and any EB-1A criterion are not reviewed in this appeal decision.
Source-cited findings recorded in review
p. 1 identifies July 18, 2013 date, Texas Service Center, and EB-1A petition.
p. 2 states prior-decision and receipt dates, 58-day lateness, legal basis, and order rejecting appeal.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Group only in a clearly labeled procedural collection by mechanism: (1) late appeals rejected with no motion treatment; (2) late appeals returned for motion consideration; (3) summary dismissal for nonspecific appeal/no supplement; (4) abandonment after missed NOID response; (5) representative/jurisdiction/classification filing defects; and (6) motions denied/dismissed for failure to meet motion standards. Do not combine these procedural outcomes as substantive EB-1A criterion outcomes.
Editorial use note: May be summarized only as a source-cited procedural record; no criterion-specific summary or outcome implied.
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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