The United States will extend the travel ban for its citizens to North Korea for another year. This was made clear by an official announcement by the State Department published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, News.bg reports.
The measure, which expires on August 31, 2025, will be extended and will remain in force from September 1, 2025, to August 31, 2026. The main reason for the decision is cited as "serious risks" associated with travel to the isolated country.
"The State Department has determined that there continues to be a serious risk to U.S. citizens and nationals of arrest and long-term detention, posing an imminent threat to their physical safety," the department said in a statement.
The travel ban on North Korea was first introduced in 2017, following the case of American student Otto Warmbier, who was arrested in the country and later died after returning to the United States. Since then, the measure has been renewed annually.