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EB-1A appeal timeliness — AAO decision SEP142006_01B2203: Appeal rejected. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision SEP142006_01B2203: Appeal rejected. Statutory review bar for late filing under INA §245A(f); no AAO merits review.
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP142006_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | Not stated in normalized review fields |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | Appeal of untimely legalization adjustment application; AAO rejects appeal for lack of review authority |
Operative disposition | Appeal rejected. |
Final-merits status | Not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
Statutory review bar for late filing under INA §245A(f); no AAO merits review.
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 considered — source PDF |
Membership | Not considered |
Published material about the person | Not considered — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not considered |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered |
Leading or critical role | Not considered |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered |
Source holds and limits
["Do not classify as an EB-1A AAO decision despite file placement in the corpus."]
Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer
Do not classify as an EB-1A AAO decision despite file placement in the corpus.
Source-cited findings recorded in review
Application is expressly for adjustment under INA §245A, not an EB-1A I-140 petition.
Director denied the legalization adjustment application as untimely filed.
AAO states INA §245A(f) bars administrative or judicial review of a late-filing denial and that it lacks authority to review.
AAO rejected the appeal.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: {'fit': 'exclude from EB-1A strategy', 'reason': 'Different statutory program and application type.'}
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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