{"data":{"id":"us/8-cfr-1003.39","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"8 CFR 1003.39","heading":"Finality of decision.","body":"Except when certified to the Board, the decision of the Immigration Judge becomes final upon waiver of appeal or upon expiration of the time to appeal if no appeal is taken whichever occurs first.","path":["Title 8—Aliens and Nationality","CHAPTER V—EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL PROVISIONS","PART 1003—EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW","Subpart C—Immigration Court—Rules of Procedure"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-8.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"838a131fa126aa14b29007a753f8f2e8f2a4b5e6b89a2a0080833af9b4ea70a4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/8-cfr-1003.38","next":"us/8-cfr-1003.40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}