- California Assembly OKs highest minimum wage in nation
- S. Korea unveils first graphic cigarette warnings
- US joins with South Korea, Japan in bid to deter North Korea
- LPGA golfer Chun In-gee finally back in action
- S. Korea won’t be top seed in final World Cup qualification round
- US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics
- US back on track in qualifying with 4-0 win over Guatemala
- High-intensity workout injuries spawn cottage industry
- CDC expands range of Zika mosquitoes into parts of Northeast
- Who knew? ‘The Walking Dead’ is helping families connect
US renews visa waiver program for S. Koreans
SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) — The United States has extended a visa waiver program for South Korea for two years again, the Foreign Ministry said Friday.
It would enable South Koreans to continue to travel to the U.S. for tourism or business without obtaining a visa for stays of up to 90 days.
“The U.S. government informed (us) through its embassy in South Korea that our country’s Visa Waiver Program member status has been extended again until March 2017,” it said in a press release.
South Korea, a key regional ally of the U.S. first won the status in 2008.
The U.S. has similar visa waiver programs with 37 other nations including Germany, Japan and Australia.
Washington conducts a review of whether to maintain the privilege for the member nations every two years, according to the ministry.