PAAIA Advocates for and Supports the Iranian People's Aspirations for Democracy, Human Rights, Freedom, and Self-Determination
The Temporary Family Visitation Act (TFVA) creates a new nonimmigrant visa category that allows family members of U.S. citizens and permanent residents to temporarily visit their relatives in the United States.
The Temporary Family Visitation Act (TFVA) creates a new nonimmigrant visa category that allows family members of U.S. citizens and permanent residents to temporarily visit their relatives in the United States.
PAAIA Mourns the Loss of Dr. Ali Javan
PAAIA is sad to announce the passing of Dr. Ali Javan. A respected and accomplished Iranian American physicist, Javan was a professor emeritus of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Co-inventor of the gas
Iranian Americans in Maryland Unite to Support Jamie Raskin for U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON – On July 22, 2016, Iranian Americans from the Washington metropolitan area gathered to support state Sen. Jamie Raskin’s campaign for U.S. Congress. The event was organized by and held at the home of
PAAIA Interviews Young Iranian American Entrepreneur, Rostam Zafari
Rostam Zafari is a 20-year-old Iranian American from Atlanta studying social entrepreneurship and creative writing at Emory University. He is especially interested in designing impactful solutions in the fields of healthcare and education. At 18,
Iranian Americans in Maryland Unite to Support Jamie Raskin for U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON – On July 22, 2016, Iranian Americans from the Washington metropolitan area gathered to support state Sen. Jamie Raskin’s campaign for U.S. Congress. The event was organized by and held at the home of
PAAIA Commissions Report to Strengthen Compliance on the Iran Nuclear Deal
WASHINGTON – Marking the one-year anniversary of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) has commissioned Global Impact Strategies (giStrat) to conduct a scientific report on the
National Security Leaders Praise Iran Nuclear Deal, Urge for More Engagement with Iran
WASHINGTON – In an open letter to President Obama published July 12, more than 75 former government officials and private sector security professionals praised the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), known commonly as the
Senate Resolution Calls for the Release of Iranian Americans Siamak and Baquer Namazi
WASHINGTON – On July 12, 2016, Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) introduced bipartisan legislation calling for the immediate release of Siamak Namazi and his father, Baquer Namazi, who are U.S.- Iranian dual
PAAIA Commends European Commission Decision Against Suspension of Visa Waiver Program for U.S. Citizens
WASHINGTON – On July 13, 2016, the European Commission formally adopted a Communication about the visa reciprocity situation with the United States. Despite the visa reciprocity mechanism in EU law, the Commission decided not to
House Resolution Calls for Release of Iranian Americans Detained in Iran
July 6, 2016, Washington, D.C.- Today, Congressman Ed Royce (R-39th/CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Congressman Gerald Connolly (D-11th/VA) introduced a bipartisan resolution calling on the Iranian government to immediately release Siamak
An Interview With Azadeh Khalili: First Executive Director of the Commission on Gender Equity in NYC
June 10 2016, Washington, D.C. – PAAIA interviewed Azadeh Khalili, the first Executive Director of the Commission on Gender Equity in New York City, about her career in human rights as an Iranian American woman. Azadeh
Donate to PAAIA’s IA-100 to continue our hard work in reuniting families
PAAIA is working towards passing the TFVA which will create a new visa category that will allow the family members of U.S. citizens and permanent residents to visit from abroad. Currently, family members must apply to visit their relatives in the U.S. through B-2 visas which results in an unnecessarily high denial rate due to presumptions that the applicants intend to immigrate. The new visa category created by the TFVA will provide an opportunity for family members to visit their U.S. relatives without the worry of visa overstays.