A 32-Year Wait Erased by a Typo: An Open Plea for Justice

[Syed Jamshed Ali 0]

 

My name is Syed Jamshed Ali Husaini. I am an 83-year-old retired pharmaceutical professional from Karachi, Pakistan. For over three decades—more than a third of my life—I have lived with a single hope: to reunite my family with my sister in New Jersey.

Today, that hope is being systematically destroyed by a clerical error that was never mine to fix.

The Lifetime of Waiting

In October 1993, my sister filed a petition for me. At that time, I was a man in his 50s, working hard in the pharmaceutical industry to provide for my family. We waited through the 90s, the 2000s, and the 2010s. I followed every rule. I stayed in Karachi. I watched the priority dates move like sand through an hourglass while I dedicated my career to the medical field.

The "Vanishing" Case

When the date finally became current, my case was nowhere to be found. I wrote letters. I sent emails. I searched for answers while the NVC told me the case had "vanished."

We finally discovered why: A government data-entry error. In 1994, a clerk entered my birth year incorrectly. Because of that single digit, my life’s file became untraceable. While I was knocking on the door, the NVC was looking at the wrong house.

The Ultimate Injustice

The NVC has admitted the date was wrong. They have seen my Matriculation Certificate from 1946. They have seen the U.S. Visas I have successfully used for 30 years with my correct birth date. They know the mistake is theirs.

But instead of correcting the record, they have ghosted me. They are choosing to "destroy" my file under INA 203(g) to cover up an administrative blunder that has already cost me years of my life.

The Human Cost

This is not just about a "file." This is about:

• My Children: They grew up waiting for a future that was promised in 1993. Because of this administrative failure, they have lost their right to reunite with their family.
• My Family in the U.S.: My sister and brother are waiting, hoping to see me again in our final years.
• A Lifetime of Service: I spent my career in the pharmaceutical industry helping others get the medicine they need. Now, at 83, I am asking for the "remedy" I am legally owed.

 

To the NVC and the U.S. Consulate: You cannot "terminate" 32 years of a human life to save yourselves from paperwork. I am 83 years old. I do not have another 20 years to start a new petition. I am asking for justice. I am asking for my 1993 priority date to be restored.

 

Edited 4 hours ago by Crazy Cat

[appleblossom 5,930]

I'm so sorry to hear this, what a nightmare for you all. I'm guessing that your children would have aged out as it seems your I-130 was approved very quickly, so if it's any consolation I don't think this has impacted them as they wouldn't have been eligible for visas anyway. 

 

Your other thread (now moved as it was a duplicate and had your personal docs on it) had your I-797 on it, so you did have a case number? What's been happening in the years since your PD became current? It seems to say you didn't apply for a visa within the one year deadline, did you try but not have any luck because of the DOB? I assume you've got a lawyer, have you already taken legal action? What was the outcome if so and what does the lawyer say is the next step?

 

I wish you the best of luck. 

Edited 7 hours ago by appleblossom

[Crazy Cat 46,414]

***OP post edited by VJ Moderation to remove personal information***

[Boiler 48,839]

This is AI generated if anyone is wondering.

 

The PD would have been current nearly 20 years ago and I suppose it may have made sense to move in your early 60's but at 83? Begs the question if your sister is in a position to Sponsor you.

 

Children I assume are in their 50's? so not something that is relevant to them.

 

All of which begs the question what did your Sister do when the PD became current all those years ago, she would have a recept from the original filing.