Claus Dieter Hetzer v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

On October 25, 1967, petitioner was ordered to leave the United States voluntarily or'be deported, and his application for permanent residence status was denied. Petitioner’s appeal from that order of the Special Inquiry Officer was dismissed by the Board of Immigration Appeals. His petition for review is before' us pursuant to section 106(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. (8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a); Foti v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1963) 375 U.S. 217 , 84 S.Ct. 306 , 11 L.Ed.2d 281 .)

Petitioner, a German citizen, received a “B” visa authorizing him to visit the United States for business or pleasure for six months ( 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (a) (15) (B) ). Petitioner entered the country on July 26, 1965, for two purposes: (1) to engage in postdoctoral research in biochemistry at the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory under a NATO fellowship, and (2) to promote a world-wide educational and cultural association known as Forum International, of which he was president. Petitioner, Dr. Hetzer, applied for an extension of his temporary stay on January 21, 1966. His application was denied for the stated reasons that he had fulfilled the purpose for which he came and that he had no…