SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Embassy in Seoul resumed accepting visa applications for student and exchange visitors Friday, saying it will conduct “thorough vetting” of applicants’ presence on social media. The announcement is in line with the U.S. State Department’s release on Thursday (U.S. time) that all U.S. overseas missions will be [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Embassy in South Korea appears to have paused scheduling new interviews for student visa applicants amid reports of Washington preparing to require social media vetting for such applicants. The embassy’s website no longer shows available dates for those seeking to schedule interviews for student visas, according to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The United States Embassy in South Korea issued an emergency alert to its citizens Wednesday, warning the situation is “fluid” after the lifting of martial law and advising them to take safety precautions. The embassy posted the emergency information on its website a day after President Yoon Suk Yeol [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) – A key administrative process to relocate the U.S. embassy building in Seoul was approved by city officials Thursday, opening the door for the beginning of the construction project that will close the embassy’s half-century-old presence in the heart of the South Korean capital. The Seoul metropolitan government’s city planning [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Rob Rapson, charge d’affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, said Friday that his embassy has flown the U.S. flag at half-staff to honor the victims of this week’s deadly shootings in Atlanta, including several women of Korean descent. The move came after U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday [...]
SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Embassy in Seoul said Thursday it will resume nonimmigrant visa services for students and exchange program participants, partially rolling back the suspension of all visa operations put in place over coronavirus fears. The new measure will take effect Monday, the embassy said. “The United States Embassy in [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Embassy in Seoul said Tuesday that the Black Lives Matter banner hung on the facade of its building earlier this week was removed to “avoid misperception,” amid reports the removal came after President Donald Trump voiced displeasure. On Saturday, the embassy put up the banner, a symbol [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A rainbow flag symbolizing sexual minorities has been taken down from the U.S. Embassy building in Seoul amid a news report that the State Department has adopted a new policy to reject all requests to raise such flags. The eight-by-four-meter flag was hoisted on the front wall of the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Police have refused to accept the state human rights watchdog’s recommendation that a one-man protest be allowed right in front of the United States Embassy in downtown Seoul, officials said Tuesday. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea said it has been notified by Seoul police of a decision [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon suggested Wednesday that police buses parked near the U.S. Embassy in central Seoul be replaced with hydrogen-powered buses as part of efforts to promote the use of the emission-free vehicles. A few police buses are parked next to the U.S. Embassy around the clock to [...]