A group of U.S. lawmakers has submitted a bill calling for visa exemption for South Korean travelers.

Drawn up by five members of the House of Representatives, including Rep. James Moran, the bill says the time has come for South Korea to be included among the 27 nations that are subject to visa exemption. Under the bill, South Koreans would be able to stay in the U.S. for up to 90 days visa-free.

The bill noted the close cooperative ties between the two nations, citing the South Korea-U.S. alliance, the dispatch of South Korean troops to postwar Iraq and the volume of bilateral trade.

Rep. Moran said visa-free travel to the U.S. by South Koreans would positively affect the U.S. economy, citing the more than 620-thousand Koreans who visit the U.S. every year.

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