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EB-1A appeal timeliness — AAO decision MAR152006_02B2203: The appeal is rejected as untimely filed; the source cover identifies EB-1A while the discussion…
Decision summary: AAO decision MAR152006_02B2203: The appeal is rejected as untimely filed; the source cover identifies EB-1A while the discussion calls the petition nonimmigrant. Page 2 states the appeal was rejected as untimely; it says the Director declined to treat the late appeal as a motion and forwarded it to AAO. Hold because the source identity/classification conflicts internally.
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Scope classification from review: hold_source_identity_classification_conflict. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR152006_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | March 15, 2006 |
Classification / field stated in source | Conflicting source descriptions: EB-1A cover vs nonimmigrant-visa discussion. |
Procedural posture | Cover identifies a Vermont Service Center Form I-140 EB-1A petition. The second page describes a “nonimmigrant visa petition” and treats the appeal as untimely (appeal signed August 4 and received August 18, 2005, 44 days after a July 5, 2005 decision). The cover and discussion conflict on petition type. |
Operative disposition | The appeal is rejected as untimely filed; the source cover identifies EB-1A while the discussion calls the petition nonimmigrant. |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
Page 2 states the appeal was rejected as untimely; it says the Director declined to treat the late appeal as a motion and forwarded it to AAO. Hold because the source identity/classification conflicts internally.
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
p. 1 identifies a Form I-140 EB-1A petition, while p. 2 repeatedly calls it a nonimmigrant visa petition and decides an untimely appeal; classification/posture conflict.
Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer
The Director’s background conclusions and petitioner/counsel assertions are not AAO criterion holdings.
Every criterion and final merits are not reached in this procedural disposition.
Source-cited findings recorded in review
p. 1, decision date, office/file heading and classification/posture as printed.
p. 2, conflicting petition description and untimely appeal outcome.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Do not aggregate identity-held documents. Other verified records may be grouped in a procedural index only by exact mechanism (summary dismissal, late appeal rejection, standing rejection), with dates, posture, and citations; preserve separate fact patterns.
Editorial use note: Hold from EB-1A publication until authoritative identity/classification reconciliation.
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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