Bush to Announce Korean Visa Waiver

by New America Media (reposted)

Sun, Jul 1, 2007 12:20PM

Sunday, July 1, 2007 :SEOUL -- U.S. President George Bush is expected to announce a planned expansion of the country’s Visa Waiver Program to include South Korea, reports Jung Sung-ki for Korean-language daily The Korea Times.

South Korea is one of the largest sources of students and travelers visiting the United States, according to the report, and under the program, they would be allowed to stay in the country for up to 90 days without visas. To meet the program’s criteria, South Korea must put in place an electronic passport system and increase cooperation between law enforcement agencies to prevent the flow of illegal immigrants and human trafficking. South Korea would be the first country added to the program since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

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