Despite this claim, he did return home briefly before settling into the USA and enlisting in the army, using his new name, Tom Parker.
The fact Colonel Tom did not have a passport has been suggested as the reason why Elvis was unable to leave the USA: if he did, his manager was at risk of being discovered as an illegal immigrant.
The manager has been demonised for this, along with his financial dealings, though the head of the largest Elvis fan club in the UK, Todd Slaughter, thought otherwise.
He told Express.co.uk: “Colonel is depicted as a Svengali character and, to be fair, most managers of popstars over the years have been more than a bit dodgy…
“Colonel Parker was possibly no different from that but he really did work hard for Elvis.
source: express.co.uk