Membership

3.2        The two classes of membership are defined as follows:

3.2.1        Organizational Members: Organizations of Pakistani Americans shall be eligible to become members of the Congress. An organization shall have to satisfy the following criteria in order to be accepted as a member:

a.        It must be established and located in the USA.

b.       It must have adopted and should be functioning under a democratic constitution and/or by laws.

c.         It must be non-profit organization.

d.        It must subscribe to the objectives of the Pakistani American Congress.

e.      It must agree to pay upon acceptance the membership dues prescribed by the Board of Directors.

f.        It must have at least ten dues paying members.

g.        It must not be a subsidiary of any political party.

3.2.2  Individual Members: Individuals are not representing a constituent organization of the Congress may be nominated for membership for a period of two years by the President of the Congress on the basis of their commitment to the objectives of the Congress and upon approval by the Board of Directors shall become, voting members of the Board with full privileges.