John Lennon and Yoko Ono flew from London to New York City on 1 December 1970.
The day before they had received permission from the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service to return to the US. A class B-1 visa was granted to Lennon, with the stipulation that he stay for no longer than “thirty days on business in New York and Los Angeles only”.
Lennon and Ono checked in at the Regency Hotel upon their arrival in New York City.
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