U.S. says travel restriction follows N.K. designation as state sponsor of terrorism

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U.S. says travel restriction follows N.K. designation as state sponsor of terrorism
All Headlines 10:31 August 06, 2019

By Lee Haye-ah

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- The United States' new travel restrictions against foreign nationals who have visited North Korea follows its 2017 designation of the regime as a state sponsor of terrorism, a State Department official said Monday.

South Korea's foreign ministry announced earlier that effective Aug. 5, all South Korean citizens who had traveled to the North would face restrictions in entering the U.S. without a visa.

Under the Visa Waiver Program, South Koreans had been able to visit the U.S. using only the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA).

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