U.S. and South Korean officials have clarified that workers can come to the United States under existing temporary visas, South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Oct. 1.
Seoul said in a statement that the two countries would also establish new channels of cooperation for Korean investors, as well as for immigration enforcement.
The announcement followed the inaugural meeting of the bilateral U.S.–Republic of Korea Business Travel and Visa Working Group in Washington on Sept. 30.
The working group was established in the wake of an immigration enforcement operation last month at a Hyundai car battery facility under construction in Georgia, where around 475 workers, most of whom were South Korean nationals, were detained….