India Vision Foundation, USA (Project SevA) organised its 1st Seminar in India on "NRI Investment, International immigration & NRI Marriages". Since its inception, SevA has addressed and continues to address a range of issues that Indian immigrants in the US face and has helped to alleviate it to the extent is has been possible. SevA Legai aid because of its popularity has attracted more than 40,000 members in one year

This seminar covered 3 burning issues pertaining to the NRIs viz NRI Investment in India for which Dr. S.R Hashim, Ex Chairman, UPSC was invited as the spokesperson, Ms Anu Peshawaria who is also an Immigration specialist in the US spoke on the second issue of International Immigration. Hon’ble Justice, Ms Usha Mehra, Retd Judge, Delhi High Court spoke on the third issue of NRI Marriages.

Said Ms. Anu Peshawaria, Founder, India Vision Foundation, USA-SevA Legal Aid Foundation, "The Legal aid wing of the India Vision Foundation, founded in 2001 was initiated because very little or no service existed in the United States for destitute and / or oppressed immigrants from India and other countries. SevA connects people with senior Supreme Court of US and India for advice and guidance to deal with their immigration problems. These services are provided to those who are in a socio economically deprived and oppressed position. We are here to provide professional advice and guidance to both enlighten and empower these people to take control of their situation and find ways to deal with their immigration and adjustment problems. These issues range from domestic issues, financial frauds, ethical immigration practices etc."

Anu has received several awards for her initiatives. The most recent ones being an "Outstanding Achievement Award" from American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin (AFMI) and a "Outstanding Community Service Award" from Fremont Mayor Bob Wasserman. Besides this she has been awarded the Kanishka Award & Bharat Nirman Award by the President of India.

Said Shri H.R Bhardwaj, Minister of Law & Justice, Govt. of India "Anu Peshawaria is devoted to the advocacy and practice of legal rights on a global scale. She is an avid social activist for immigrants, legal & human rights. She has dynamically planned action initiatives, launched a variety of non-profit organisations and extended her services, time, energy to help destitute and oppressed people realise their human & legal rights in the U.S.A, India & other countries. SevA Legal Aid has now started its first Legal Aid Clinic in India on the burning issues of NRI Marriages & NRI Investments. Such kind of activities with the objective of building greater awareness in the community is worthwhile to make a new policy on NRI’s & to protect victims of NRI marriages & financial frauds."

In the spirit of SevA, Anu began providing help to Indian and other South Asian Community on issues pertaining to Indian law, Indian matrimonial and other immigration issues. Today, as the head of SevA, Anu helps numerous clients who come to her and who cannot afford expensive legal fees by providing them with free consultation – a remarkable feat in a country where immigration consultations can cost anywhere upwards of $200 per hour! Anu often is accosted by clients who "pay" their fees in with their time - by volunteering for SevA instead of not able to so they volunteer their time with SevA. This offers them a sense of accomplishment in addition to the ease of having their situation handled by a professional

About SevA Legal Aid Foundation:

A young dynamic lawyer, Anu Peshawaria, started her career by addressing the cause of human rights in 1983. SevA Legal Aid is one of her most recent projects whose mission is to provide FREE legal advice to the Indian Community in the US on issues concerning Indian Law, Indian Matrimonial issues and Immigration problems.

Spouses of Indians who came to the US on a dependent status sometimes face socio economic/cultural/legal problems. SevA provides the professional advice and guidance to empower them through the help of highly qualified lawyers who sit on SevA's board. By helping out immigrants in need, SevA lives up to its motto of providing "compassionate justice". Anu devotes consistent and comprehensive support and legal guidance to immigrating people to the US to ensure ethical and fair practice, social justice, and protection of human and legal rights as people move through the immigration approval process and learn to acculturate to their new homeland. Anu provides free legal aid to many immigrants who do not have the financial resources to obtain legal counsel through regular channels. She does this in a reverent, compassionate way that makes each client feel respected, informed, and valued as a unique individual worthy of equity and consideration no matter what their financial or social status happens to be.

Before this in India she was a very well known defender of human rights.

Anu has represented hundreds of legal cases related to female empowerment, child and domestic abuse, matrimonial claims including dowry death, adultery and divorce from both in the USA and India. Anu dedicates an enormous amount of time and energy to successfully defend the familial, legal, and human rights of the women and children involved, often without pay. She excels in this legal context, since she is personally devoted to helping women and children to enjoy their right to freedom, independent decision-making, and protection from abuse and oppression. She also serves as a fine role model for other professionals. Her example calls for affirmative action, social justice, compassion, and a deep respect for the culture, life experience, and personal goals of each person, no matter how destitute or needy they might be. She is a shining example of the potential for a philanthropic spirit in legal counsel, which serves both the general public and to boost society's view of the profession itself. Each day, Anu lives and actively exhibits the idealistic foundational tenets of the law profession, and helps to dissuade the popular social stigma often targeted at and endured by lawyers around the world.

For more information on Anu Peshawaria and SevA log on to www.anuattorney.com ; www.sevalegalaid.com or e-mail her at : anu@anuattorney.com ; anu@ibsimmigration.com

If anyone wants to become a member of SevA then one can go online at www.sevalegalaid.com and become a member, its FREE.

For more information on USA immigration log on to www.ibsimmigration.com

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Ms Anu Peshawaria founded SevA - The Legal aid wing of the India Vision Foundation in 2001. SevA Legal Aid is a not for profit organization whose mission is to provide FREE legal advice to the Indian Community in the US on issues concerning Indian Law, Indian Matrimonial issues and Immigration problems.

Spouses of Indians who came to the US on a dependent status sometimes face socio economic/cultural/legal problems. SevA provides the professional advice and guidance to empower them through the help of highly qualified lawyers who sit on SevA's board. By helping out immigrants in need, SevA lives up to its motto of providing "compassionate justice".