Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies Condemns Hamas Terror Attacks on Israel and supports Israel’s war against terror Washington DC, USA – October 10, 2023 – The Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) today condemned the recent terror attacks on Israel by Hamas. The attacks, which began […]
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Press Release:Email: info@fiids-usa.orgPhone: 202-318-700020 August 2023Washington, DC:The US-based think tank and advocacy institute, Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS), hosted a panel discussion on Sunday 20th August on the recent violence in Manipur, a state of India. During the event, FIIDS published a report on facts about Manipur […]
Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDSUSA) appeals for your support requesting the President Biden, the bureau of Consular Services(the department of State) and the USCIS (Department of Homeland Security) to make priority date for current for GC to reduce 195 year long wait period. (Ref: https://www.everycrsreport.com/files/20200326_R46291_a4731eeb00f39050b6df66d326d0356438414f03.pdf) The current […]
Press Release 3/27/2023Washington DC: Since Oct 2022 over ~250,000+ have been laid off in the USA and this number is growing with companies like Meta and Amazon announcing another round of tens of thousands of layoffs. A large number of these professionals are tax-paying H1B immigrants( estimated 100,000), particularly from […]
Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies Appeals Hon. The President of United States Joe Biden, Director of Department of Homeland Security and US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to extend laid-off H1B Holder’s Grace period from 2 months to 12 months. Please sign this change.org petition and forward the […]
Press Release: https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/619372981/india-visa-appointment-delays-reducing-with-a-top-priority-and-innovative-efforts-by-the-state-department-noted-by-fiids WASHINGTON, DC, USA, February 27, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — When the US consulates opened up for visa appointments post pandemic in 2022, there were delays ranging from 300 to 900 days based on visa-categories for visa appointments in India. These delays had widespread impacts on relatives of American […]
On the background of economic slowdown impacting jobs, Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) appeals the President Biden, the members of congress & senate and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services(USCIS) to extend H1B and L1/5 grace periods. With massive layoffs in the tech industry, Jan 2023 […]
FIIDS launched Change.org Petition to Eliminate Hundreds of days of visa appointment wait time in the US consulates in India Call for Action: Please sign the Change.org campaign https://chng.it/pkFdMwhhh4 We request the State Department, Secretary of State Mr. Anthony Bliken and the US embassies in India to eliminate wait times […]
Indo American publishes issues and policies important for Indian Americans in US 2022 Congressional elections. After launching the #InfoAmericanVotesMatter campaign for Indian Americans registration for voting and increasing voting, the Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) today published a list of issues and policy matters important for Indian […]
Washington, DC Sept 25, 2022 On behalf of Indo Americans / Indian diaspora, Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS), a US-based institute for US-India relations, IndoAmerican issues and awareness, FIIDS presented following observations and asks to Hon. External Affairs Minister of India Dr. S. Jaishankar ji during his […]