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.
