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MA zu Or COURPAS 

In Section 212(e) Proceedings 

A-13975861-2 

Deckled .by District Director March 29, 1966 

Exchange visitor physicians lhusband and wife), natives of the United Arab 

Republic, are granted waivers of the 2-year foreign residence requirement of 

section 212(e), Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, because compliance therewith would result in exceptional hardship to their United States 

citizen child-whom they would be unable to properly support and care for if; 

they returned to the United Arab Republic since they are persons of Greek 

descent and as such could anticipate economic discrimination if they exlearorea to establish-medical practices in that country; if they went to Greece,• 

the country of citizenship of the male -applicant. where neither applicant has 

ever resided,, they 'would have difficulty in obtaining .licenses to practice 

because of their inadequate knowledge of the language and the fact their 

entire education was obtained outeide Greece. 

The male applicant is 9-30-Year-old :physician a native of the . 

 was admitted to United Arab Republid and a•citizen of Greece. -He 

the United States on July 8, 1960, as an exchange visitor for a 

rotating internship sponsored by the Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland under Exchange Vicitor Program No. P-II-708. 

He transferred to the Union Memorial Hospitals -Baltimore, Marylandin July 1961 under Exchange Visitor Program No. P-II-672, 

where he completed his training in June 1905. He is employed as 

house physician at Bedford County Hospital, Bedford, Virginia at 

the present time. 

The female applicant is a 31-year--old native and citizen of the 

United Arab Republic. She was admitted to the United- States as 

an exchange visitor on July 24, 1959,- for a residency sponsored by 

the Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland under Exchange 

Visitor Program No. P-11-708_ In July 1964 she transferred to 

Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland under Exchange 

Visitor Program re Pn-II-672., She completed her training at 

Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland under 

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Exchange Visitor Program No. P-11-247. She has not been employed since June 1965. 

The applicants were married at Baltimore, Maryland on July 21, 

1963. A daughter, Eleanor, was born on December 21, 1961 in Baltimore, Maryland. They reside at 1240 Oakwood Street, Bedford, 

Virginia. If they returned to the United Arab Republic, they would 

be unable to find suitable employment in their fields because that 

country is predominantly Moslem and persons of Greek descent, such 

as they both are, have little or no opportunity to earn .a satisfactory 

living. On-the other hand, if they went to Greece, the country of 

• his nationality, where neither applicant has ever resided, they would 

have difficulty in obtaining licenses to practice bemuse' of their 

inadequate knowledge of the Greek language and the fact that their 

entire .education has been in schools :outside of Greece. . 

The applicants have submitted evidence in suppOrt'of their claim 

that racial prejudice against Greeks in.the United Arab Republic 

has forced 'Many .thousands of Greeks to resettle .in Greece. This 

prejudice extends to persons whoere of Gitek descent -though United 

Arab RepubliC nationals. On Deceini3ei' 16, 1965, the Department of 

State ,confirmed. that. economic discrimination could be anticipated 

if,the applicants endeavored to establish medical practices in the 

United Arab Republic. The applicants would be unable. therefore, 

tetroperly support and care for their United States citizen child 

under these unfriendly and adverse circumstances. 

In view of the foregoing, it has been determined that compliance 

with the .2-year -foreign residence requirement. of -section 212(e). of 

the Inimigration and Nationality Act, as' amended, would impose 

exceptional hardship upon Dr. and Mrs. Courpcs' United States 

ran child. The Department of State has . recommended that the 

waivers b© granted. . 

- -.ORDER: It is ordered' that the recommendation of -the Depart

Ment,of State be followed and that the waivers be:granted. 

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