Seoul has called for guidelines for business visas and a new visa category for Korean professionals to support investment projects by Korean businesses.

South Korea's president called for improvements to the visa system, saying companies will likely hesitate to invest in the U.S. until that happens.

It comes as the country's president and Hyundai's chief executive have warned about the impact of the raid.

SEOUL: Hundreds of South Korean workers were headed back to Seoul on Friday after their detention in a US immigration raid that Hyundai warned will delay completion of its battery…

In the wake of the Georgia operation, both sides have agreed to discuss establishing a new visa category for South Koreans.

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun called on Washington on Friday to reform its visa policies to avoid a repeat of last week's immigration raid in Georgia.

As Hyundai-LG workers fly home after visa ordeal, Koreans bristle at ‘humiliation’ and sense of betrayal by Seoul’s ally

Seoul has called for guidelines for business visas and a new visa category for Korean professionals to support investment projects by Korean businesses.

The United States' second-most senior diplomat expressed regret Sunday over the immigration raid at a Hyundai car battery plant in Georgia earlier this month.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called the raid "bewildering" and warned Thursday that the raid could discourage future investment.

More than 300 South Korean workers returned home on Friday after being held for a week in the US following the raid.

SEOUL: The South Korean government said Monday it would review whether there were any human rights violations when hundreds of its citizens were detained in a massive US…

Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo made the remarks to reporters on Monday as he arrived in Washington for talks with US counterparts on finalizing a bilateral deal.