---
kind: "section"
citation: "8 C.F.R. § 246.7"
title: "8"
number: "246.7"
heading: "Appeals."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/8/246.7"
---

# §246.7. Appeals.


Pursuant to [8 CFR part 3](/cfr/8/part3.md), an appeal shall lie from a decision of an immigration judge under this part to the Board of Immigration Appeals. An appeal shall be taken within 30 days after the mailing of a written decision or the stating of an oral decision. The reasons for the appeal shall be specifically identified in the Notice of Appeal (Form EOIR 26); failure to do so may constitute a ground for dismissal of the appeal by the Board.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1103, 1254, 1255, 1256, 1259; 8 CFR part 2.

### Source

Source: 62 FR 10385, Mar. 6, 1997, unless otherwise noted.