John Lennon entered the U.S.A. with Yoko Ono in August, 1971 on a non-immigrant visa and when he decided to make New York his home, he petitioned for a Green Card when his visa expired in February, 1972. His application for a Green Card was denied, the official reason given being his November, 1968 conviction in the U.K. for posession of cannabis resin. Lennon hired renowned immigration lawyer, Leon Wildes to fight his deportation case; it was and still is a landmark immigration case in the U.S. and it was later revealed that Lennon's immigration case was blocked by the Nixon administration because he was deemed to be anti-war and could harm the U.S. efforts in the Vietnam War. After nearly two years of court appearances and appeals, Lennon's deportation order was finally overturned in October, 1975 and he was presented with his Green Card the following year. Lennon wore this suit for at least one of his court appearances during this period in New York on 30 August 1974.