{"data":{"id":"us/8-cfr-204.314","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"8 CFR 204.314","heading":"Appeal.","body":"(a) Decisions that may be appealed. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section:\n(i) An applicant may appeal the denial of a Form I-800A (including the denial of a request to extend the prior approval of a Form I-800A) and\n(ii) A petitioner may appeal the denial of a Form I-800.\n(2) The provisions of 8 CFR 103.3, concerning how to file an appeal, and how USCIS adjudicates an appeal, apply to the appeal of a decision under this subpart C.\n(b) Decisions that may not be appealed. There is no appeal from the denial of:\n(1) Form I-800A because the Form I-800A was filed during any period during which 8 CFR 204.307(c) bars the filing of a Form I-800A; or\n(2) Form I-800A for failure to timely file a home study as required by 8 CFR 204.310(a)(3)(viii); or\n(3) Form I-800 that is denied because the Form I-800 was filed during any period during which 8 CFR 204.307(c) bars the filing of a Form I-800;\n(4) Form I-800 filed either before USCIS approved a Form I-800A or after the expiration of the approval of a Form I-800A.","path":["Title 8—Aliens and Nationality","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER B—IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS","PART 204—IMMIGRANT PETITIONS","Subpart C—Intercountry Adoption of a Convention Adoptee"],"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":"33d2f75f3f7680348581ea26f96024e9e6c4a9132c0c48a8babdcad827d74530","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/8-cfr-204.313","next":"us/8-cfr-205.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}