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your petition or application is denied or revoked by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), that decision may, in most cases,
be appealed to a higher authority for review. In immigration proceedings,
the appellate review authority is divided between two separate organizations
within the Department of Justice: the Administrative Appeals Unit
(AAU), under the jurisdiction of the USCIS (formerly INS), and the
Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), under the jurisdiction of the
Executive Office of Immigration Review.
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your petition or application is denied or revoked, you should carefully
review the written decision that is issued by the USCIS. The notice
will inform you of the reasons for the decision, notify you of the
proper appellate jurisdiction and the applicable deadlines, and
provide you with the correct USCIS form to file an appeal.
For more information
on the procedures for the two appellate authorities, please see
one of the following:
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