A ban on travel by U.S. passport holders to North Korea will take effect on Sept. 1 and Americans in the country should leave before that date, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday.

Journalists and humanitarian workers may apply for exceptions to the ban, the department said in a public notice.

The U.S. government last month said it would bar Americans from traveling to North Korea due to the risk of "long-term detention" there.

The ban comes at a time of heightened tensions between the United States and North Korea, which has been working to develop a nuclear-tipped missile capable of hitting the United States.

North Korea will become the only country to which Americans are banned from traveling.







American student Otto Warmbier, sentenced last year to 15 years' hard labor in North Korea, returned to the United States in a coma on June 13 after being released on humanitarian grounds, and died June 19.

The circumstances surrounding his death are not clear, including why he fell into a coma.

North Korea has said through its state media that Warmbier's death was "a mystery" and dismissed accusations that he had died as a result of torture and beating in captivity.

The State Department issued a notice in the Federal Register on Wednesday declaring U.S. passports invalid for travel to, in or through North Korea. The restriction takes effect in 30 days, and applies for one year unless extended or revoked by the secretary of state.



"Persons currently in North Korea on a U.S. passport should depart North Korea before the travel restriction enters into effect on Friday, September 1, 2017," the department said in a statement.



Professional reporters or journalists, representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross or the American Red Cross traveling on official missions, those traveling to North Korea for "compelling humanitarian considerations" and those whose requests are "in the national interest" may ask for a special validation of their passports in order to travel to the country, the State Department said.

North Korea is currently holding two Korean-American academics and a missionary, a Canadian pastor and three South Korean nationals who were doing missionary work. Japan says North Korea has also detained at least several dozen of its nationals.




https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-sessions-idUSKBN1AJ026
Lalasticlala, Mynd44

This one is deep

booked

Hmmm

..

This is serious o o o,NIgerians come back o o o,if a whole U.S.A leaves who a u to stay .

ozy4christ:
This is serious o o o,NIgerians come back o o o,if a whole U.S.A leaves who a u to stay .

am sure Nigerians won't be ín that country sef

e get y

the battle line is being drawn.

what are they still doing there..

Iamsheye:
am sure Nigerians won't be ín that country sef

I can bet my papa house Igbo guys are in North Korea

U.S is the most dangerious country in the world.. NK should ban All americans instead..Over 770 spies, saboteurs is being banned in Russia.. The rest country needs to take this step against U.S the emperior state.. Mere terrorist empire parading itself as a state.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35pIiY2AkvI

Even on the list here, Nigeria consider U.S has a big threat..
https://www.nairaland.com/3962998/countries-feel-threatened-united-states

I swear Trump is a fool.

In fact they all fools, including NK

Abi na only me think say, US dey talk say them citizen no dey NK before.

I no understanding ooo

K

Praise be to satan.the devils now know they are deep shit

The Koreans are just gonna good bye to those spies in Korean and laugh. Yeah,almost every American is a spy as far as the DPRK is concerned. BTW Does this also include American citizens who have defected to North Korea? If you ask me,there are a handful of Americans north of the 38th parallel and they are mainly prisoners,defectors and journalists(also in Korean jails). How are they going to get those guys to leave?

@ozy4christ I put it to you that your fears are unfounded. First,there exists a state of diplomatic accord and friendliness between the Nigerian State and the DPRK a.k.a. North Korea and as such the safety and security of the Nigerian community(albeit a small one) in that country is or should be guaranteed. Simply put the fact that the Americans are leaving the country or want their citizens to leave doesn't mean we should follow suit. We don't always have to do as the Americans do you know? America has had a problem with North Korea since the 1950s but Nigeria doesn't have any problem or diplomatic issues with that country. Do you understand?

- nd times.


Donald trump is the antichrist.
















Lol.

World war 3

are there American Still living in North Korea?

Good, Kim's time is about to be up.

I just hope it doesn't affect other countries..

The last straw that'll break the camel's back is if Kim refuses any American from leaving or does any life threatening thing to them like the last guy that left from jail abi na coma and then died

I just trump I swear ... Take actions wen necessary

Iamsheye:
am sure Nigerians won't be ín that country sef

student full there oo.. Nigerian student

balash:


I can bet my papa house Igbo guys are in North Korea

u don't need to bet Nigerians are schooling there ooo.. Check student thread hahahah.. Or travel thread

judey1992:
the battle line is being drawn.

i tell u, it kept getting serious everyday . Can't those two ediot shield dea sword

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