NK News (Oct. 2016) | Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (file photo)
The U.S. has introduced a new system that will allow humanitarian workers to visit North Korea multiple times on a single authorization, rather than just once, an update on the State Department website showed earlier this week.
Under U.S. travel restrictions in place since Sept. 2017 and renewed earlier this month, American passport holders are not allowed to travel to North Korea. Journalists, humanitarian workers and some others could previously apply for “special validation” passports for one round-trip visit.
“In certain qualifying cases subject to additional requirements, the Department of State may approve applicants
The U.S. has introduced a new system that will allow humanitarian workers to visit North Korea multiple times on a single authorization, rather than just once, an update on the State Department website showed earlier this week.
Under U.S. travel restrictions in place since Sept. 2017 and renewed earlier this month, American passport holders are not allowed to travel to North Korea. Journalists, humanitarian workers and some others could previously apply for “special validation” passports for one round-trip visit.
Jeongmin Kim is a Lead Correspondent at NK News, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean and DPRK-related foreign, defense and humanitarian affairs, and has covered the 2022 ROK Presidential election on the ground. Prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency's Seoul bureau. Follow her on Twitter @jeongminnkim