Washington bans use of US passports to travel to North Korea for eighth year



News Washington bans use of US passports to travel to North Korea for eighth year Extension of restrictions due to ‘serious risk’ of arrest comes as DPRK mulls tourism restart for ‘friendly’ countries Ifang Bremer August 8, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON An Air Koryo plane at Sunan International Airport in Pyongyang \| Image: NK News (Aug. 2018) Washington has banned citizens from using U.S. passports to travel to North Korea for the eighth consecutive year, the State Department announced Tuesday, extending travel restrictions due to the “serious risk” of arrest and long-term detention. Washington instituted the ban in 2017 after the death of 22-year-old American citizen Otto Warmbier, who North Korea detained and then returned to the U.S. in a comatose state following 17 months in captivity. Washington has banned citizens from using U.S. passports to travel to North Korea for the eighth consecutive year, the State Department announced Tuesday, extending travel restrictions due to the “serious risk” of arrest and long-term detention. Washington instituted the ban in 2017 after the death of 22-year-old American citizen Otto Warmbier, who North Korea detained and then returned to the U.S. in a comatose state following 17 months in captivity. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Washington bans use of US passports to travel to North Korea for eighth year

Extension of restrictions due to ‘serious risk’ of arrest comes as DPRK mulls tourism restart for ‘friendly’ countries

Ifang Bremer August 8, 2024

Washington bans use of US passports to travel to North Korea for eighth year

An Air Koryo plane at Sunan International Airport in Pyongyang | Image: NK News (Aug. 2018)

Washington has banned citizens from using U.S. passports to travel to North Korea for the eighth consecutive year, the State Department announced Tuesday, extending travel restrictions due to the “serious risk” of arrest and long-term detention.

Washington instituted the ban in 2017 after the death of 22-year-old American citizen Otto Warmbier, who North Korea detained and then returned to the U.S. in a comatose state following 17 months in captivity.

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