Visa Requirements for North Korea
Instant Visa policy lookup for North Korea
Pre-arranged Visa Required
Prior to arrival at North Korea, passport holders of 221 countries must obtain a visa at their corresponding consulate of North Korea. Additional travel conditions (such as Visas to other countries) may waive this requirement.
- Afghanistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Albania PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Algeria PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- American Samoa PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Andorra PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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- Anguilla PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Antigua and Barbuda PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Argentina PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Armenia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Aruba PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Australia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredIndependent travellers must be accompanied by a tour guide at all times.
- Austria PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Azerbaijan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bahamas PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bahrain PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bangladesh PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Barbados PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Belarus PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Belgium PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Belize PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Benin PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bermuda PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bhutan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bolivia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bosnia and Herzegovina PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Botswana PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bouvet Island PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Brazil PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- British Indian Ocean Territory PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- British Virgin Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Brunei PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bulgaria PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Burkina Faso PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Burundi PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cambodia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cameroon PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Canada PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredDue to uncertain security issues, Canadian government advises its citizens not to visit North Korea.
- Cape Verde PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cayman Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Central African Republic PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Chad PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Chile PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Christmas Island PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Colombia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Comoros PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Congo PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cook Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Costa Rica PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Croatia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cuba PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cyprus PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Czech Republic PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Democratic Republic of the Congo PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Denmark PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Djibouti PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Dominica PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Dominican Republic PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Ecuador PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Egypt PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- El Salvador PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Equatorial Guinea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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- Estonia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Eswatini PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Ethiopia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Falkland Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Faroe Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Fiji PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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- France PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Gabon PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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- Georgia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Germany PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Ghana PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Gibraltar PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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- Greenland PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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- Guam PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guatemala PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guernsey PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guinea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guinea-Bissau PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guyana PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Haiti PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Heard and McDonald Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Honduras PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Hungary PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Iceland PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- India PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Indonesia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Iran PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Iraq PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Ireland PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Isle of Man PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Israel PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredVisitors traveling for tourist purposes must hold an authorization to travel, issued by a travel company in Korea (Dem. People's Rep.)
- Italy PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredTourist visa approved via tour agencies.
- Jamaica PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Japan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Jordan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Kazakhstan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Kenya PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Kiribati PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Kuwait PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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- Laos PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Latvia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Lebanon PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPassengers traveling for tourism purposes must hold an authorization to travel issued by a travel company in North Korea
- Lesotho PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Liberia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Libya PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Liechtenstein PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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- Malawi PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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- Malta PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Marshall Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mauritania PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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- Mayotte PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mexico PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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- Moldova PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Monaco PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mongolia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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- Morocco PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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- Myanmar PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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- Nepal PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Netherlands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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- Philippines PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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- Qatar PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Romania PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Russia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Rwanda PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Réunion PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Barthélemy PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Helena PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Kitts and Nevis PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Lucia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Martin (Netherlands) PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Vincent and Grenadines PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Samoa PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- San Marino PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saudi Arabia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Senegal PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Serbia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Seychelles PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Sierra Leone PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Singapore PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Slovakia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Slovenia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Solomon Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Somalia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- South Africa PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- South Sudan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Spain PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Sri Lanka PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Sudan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Suriname PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Sweden PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Switzerland PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Syria PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- São Tome and Príncipe PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tajikistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tanzania PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Thailand PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Timor-Leste PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Togo PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tokelau PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tonga PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Trinidad and Tobago PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tunisia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Turkey PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Turkmenistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tuvalu PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Uganda PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Ukraine PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- United Arab Emirates PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- United Kingdom PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Uruguay PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Uzbekistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Vanuatu PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Vatican PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Venezuela PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Vietnam PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Wallis and Futuna Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Yemen PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Zambia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Zimbabwe PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
Special Conditions
Special conditions are impossed to passport holders of 1 country in order to travel to North Korea. These special requirements are often more time-consuming and may not be granted to every traveler.
- South Korea PermalinkShow on mapSpecial RequirementsNationals of either Koreas seeking to visit the other must submit the North/South Korea visitation verification certificate and the Departure card to the Immigration Officer at the immigration port and go through immigration inspection.
Entry Refused
Disagreements between North Korea and 7 countries have imposed restrictions in traveling to North Korea.
- China PermalinkShow on mapEntry RefusedChinese tourists may visit Tongnim County without a visa for 2 days.
Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa. - Hong Kong PermalinkShow on mapEntry RefusedDue to SARS-CoV-2, North Korea government banned all foreign tourists as a protection.
- Malaysia PermalinkShow on mapEntry Refused- As of September 2017, due to safety concerns, Malaysian government bans its citizens from visiting North Korea.
- Before that, Malaysia is the only country which can visit North Korea without a visa. However, solo travel is forbidden. - Puerto Rico PermalinkShow on mapEntry RefusedU.S. passports holders must obtain a special passport validation from the U.S. federal government before travel.
- Taiwan PermalinkShow on mapEntry RefusedNorth Korea does not recognize Taiwanese passports.
- United States Virgin Islands PermalinkShow on mapEntry RefusedU.S. passports holders must obtain a special passport validation from the U.S. federal government before travel.
- United States of America PermalinkShow on mapEntry RefusedU.S. passports holders must obtain a special passport validation from the U.S. federal government before travel.
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