




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 Advocates for and Supports the Iranian People's Aspirations for Democracy, Human Rights, Freedom, and Self-Determination
PAAIA to Air TV Ad in Support of Iran Nuclear Agreement
September 3, 2015, Washington, DC – Today, the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans announced that it will be releasing a series of TV advertisements starting this Sunday, September 6th in support of President Obama’s
UPDATES: P5+1 Iran Nuclear Negotiations Resource Center
Washington, D.C. – Like much of the world, Iranian Americans have followed the Iran nuclear negotiations and ensuing developments with great interest. The PAAIA Public Policy Center is pleased to provide a resource page that provides easily accessible
Iranians Living in America and Europe Write Letter to US Congress
Washington, DC — Over 60 prominent Iranian dissidents living abroad have written a letter to the Congress of the United States, showing their support for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) or the Iran
Victory for Diplomacy with Iran
Washington, DC – Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) is now the 34th Senator to pledge support for the Iran nuclear agreement, enabling president Obama to sustain a veto if the Senate chooses to vote against the
Humans of Iran
Washington, DC – In the summer of 2010, Brandon Stanton set out to take pictures of the Humans of New York. He posted his touching photographs of ordinary people to a blog, captioning them with quotes
Meet PAAIA’s 2015 Fall CHIP Fellow
Washington, D.C. – There will be a new Iranian American on Capitol Hill this fall. Shahriar Jahanbani is the recipient of the Akbar Ghahary Capitol Hill Internship Program (CHIP), working at the office of Congresswoman Barbara
Sanctions Experts Release Legal Manual on State of US Sanctions on Iran Following Nuclear Agreement
Washington, DC – Iran sanctions experts, Babak Hoghooghi, Benjamin H. Flowe, Jr., and Dan Fisher-Owens recently released a legal practice guide devoted to the topic of US trade sanctions against Iran entitled, State of US
Iranian American Community Agrees with Experts: Iran Nuclear Deal Offers Best Chance for Peace
In just three weeks, Congress will return from its August recess to bring closure to a vigorous national debate by voting on President Obama’s Iran Nuclear Deal. Nuclear scientists, former military commanders and national
Twenty-Nine Prominent Scientists Send Letter of Support to President Obama Over Nuclear Agreement
Washington, DC – Twenty-nine of the nation’s most prominent scientists sent a letter to President Obama last week in support of the international agreement between the world powers and Iran. Signatories to the letter include
UPDATES: P5+1 Iran Nuclear Negotiations Resource Center
Washington, D.C. – Like much of the world, Iranian Americans have followed the Iran nuclear negotiations and ensuing developments with great interest. The PAAIA Public Policy Center is pleased to provide a resource page that provides easily accessible
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.
