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Rep. Jin Sung-joon, chair of the National Assembly's Defense Committee, received a U.S. official visa on Oct. 31, three days after the U.S. Embassy in Seoul initially refused his application, Yonhap and Chosun Ilbo report. Jin said on Facebook, "Today I received an entry visa from the U.S. Embassy in Korea," adding that he was relieved the State Department issued the official visa and that he will depart for Hawaii as scheduled the next day. The U.S. State Department had earlier stressed an "America first" visa policy amid the refusal claim, Yonhap reported on Oct. 29. Korea Times coverage notes the initial rejection raised concerns about damage to the alliance under stricter U.S. immigration policies, while Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul said U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dismissed talk of a shaky alliance as "fake news."