Visa requirements for North Korean citizens
Appearance
Visa requirements for North Korean citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of North Korea by the authorities of other states.
As of 1 January 2017, North Korean citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 40 countries and territories, ranking the North Korean passport 94th in terms of travel freedom, tied with passports issued by the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Djibouti according to the Henley visa restrictions index.[1]
Visa requirements map
Visa requirements
Country | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
---|---|---|
Afghanistan | Visa required[2] | |
Albania | Visa required[3] | |
Algeria | Visa required[4] | |
Andorra | Visa required[5] | |
Angola | Visa required[6] | |
Antigua and Barbuda | Electronic Entry Visa[7] | |
Argentina | Visa required[8] | |
Armenia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[9] | 120 days |
Australia | Visa required[10] | May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).[11][12][13] |
Austria | Visa required[14] | |
Azerbaijan | Visa required[15] | |
Bahamas | Visa required[16] | |
Bahrain | Visa required[17] | |
Bangladesh | Visa on arrival[18] | 30 days |
Barbados | Visa required[19] | |
Belarus | Visa required[20] | |
Belgium | Visa required[21] | |
Belize | Visa required[22] | |
Benin | Visa required[23] | |
Bhutan | Visa required[24] | |
Bolivia | Visa required[25] | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa required[26] | |
Botswana | Visa required[27] | |
Brazil | Visa required[28] | |
Brunei | Visa required[29] | |
Bulgaria | Visa required[30] | |
Burkina Faso | Visa required[31] | |
Burundi | Visa required[32] | |
Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[33] | 30 days |
Cameroon | Visa required[34] | |
Canada | Visa required[35] | |
Cape Verde | Visa on arrival[36] | |
Central African Republic | Visa required[37] | |
Chad | Visa required[38] | |
Chile | Visa required[39] | |
China | Visa required[40] | Visa is not required for passports endorsed for public affairs or for official trip. |
Colombia | Visa required[41] | |
Comoros | Visa on arrival[42] | |
Republic of the Congo | Visa required[43] | |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Visa required[44] | |
Costa Rica | Visa required[45] | |
Côte d'Ivoire | Visa required[46] | |
Croatia | Visa required[47] | |
Cuba | Visa required[48] | |
Cyprus | Visa required[49] | |
Czech Republic | Visa required[50] | |
Denmark | Visa required[51] | |
Djibouti | Visa on arrival[52] | |
Dominica | Visa not required[53] | 21 days |
Dominican Republic | Visa required[54] | |
Ecuador | Visa required[55] | |
Egypt | eVisa[56][57] | |
El Salvador | Visa required[58] | |
Equatorial Guinea | Visa required[59] | |
Eritrea | Visa required[60] | |
Estonia | Visa required[61] | |
Ethiopia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[62] | |
Fiji | Visa required[63] | |
Finland | Visa required[64] | |
France | Visa required[65] | |
Gabon | eVisa[66] | Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport. |
Gambia | Visa not required[67] | 90 days |
Georgia | eVisa[68] | |
Germany | Visa required[69] | |
Ghana | Visa required[70] | |
Greece | Visa required[71] | |
Grenada | Visa required[72] | |
Guatemala | Visa required[73] | |
Guinea | Visa required[74] | |
Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival[75] | 90 days |
Guyana | Visa not required[76] | 3 months |
Haiti | Visa not required[77] | 3 months |
Honduras | Visa required[78] | |
Hungary | Visa required[79] | |
Iceland | Visa required[80] | |
India | Visa required[81] | |
Indonesia | Visa required[82] | |
Iran | Visa on arrival[83] | 30 days[84] |
Iraq | Visa required[85] | |
Ireland | Visa required[86] | |
Israel | Visa required[87] | Confirmation from Israeli government is required before a visa is issued.[88] |
Italy | Visa required[89] | |
Jamaica | Visa required[90] | |
Japan | Admission refused[91] | |
Jordan | Visa on arrival[92] | 30 days |
Kazakhstan | Visa required[93] | |
Kenya | Visa required[94] | |
Kiribati | Visa required[95] | |
South Korea | Admission refused[96] | Special authorization from the DPRK government is required to visit the ROK in order to obtain a visa but the ROK does not issue visas to DPRK citizens.[97] |
Kuwait | Visa required[98] | |
Kyrgyzstan | Visa not required[99] | Unlimited stay |
Laos | Visa on arrival[100] | 30 days |
Latvia | Visa required[101] | |
Lebanon | Visa required[102] | In addition to a visa, an approval should be obtained from the Immigration department of the General Directorate of General Security (Sûreté Générale). |
Lesotho | eVisa[103][104] | |
Liberia | Visa required[105] | |
Libya | Visa required[106] | |
Liechtenstein | Visa required[107] | |
Lithuania | Visa required[108] | |
Luxembourg | Visa required[109] | |
Macedonia | Visa required[110] | |
Madagascar | Visa on arrival[111] | 90 days |
Malawi | Visa on arrival[112] | |
Malaysia | Restricted entry[113] | The Malaysia Government does not permit Malaysian passport holders from visiting DPRK. |
Maldives | Visa on arrival[114] | 30 days |
Mali | Visa required[115] | |
Malta | Visa required[116] | |
Marshall Islands | Visa required[117] | |
Mauritania | Visa on arrival[118] | Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport. |
Mauritius | Visa required[119] | |
Mexico | Visa required[120] | |
Micronesia | Visa not required[121] | 30 days |
Moldova | Visa required[122] | |
Monaco | Visa required[123] | |
Mongolia | Visa required[124] | |
Montenegro | Visa required[125] | |
Morocco | Visa required[126] | |
Mozambique | Visa on arrival[127] | 30 days |
Myanmar | eVisa[128] | 28 days. eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports. |
Namibia | Visa required[129] | |
Nauru | Visa required[130] | |
Nepal | Visa on arrival[131] | |
Netherlands | Visa required[132] | |
New Zealand | Visa required[133] | |
Nicaragua | Visa on arrival[134] | 90 days |
Niger | Visa required[135] | |
Nigeria | Visa required[136] | |
Norway | Visa required[137] | |
Oman | Visa required[138] | |
Pakistan | Visa required[139] | |
Palau | Visa on arrival[140] | 30 days |
Panama | Visa required[141] | |
Papua New Guinea | Visa required[142] | |
Paraguay | Visa required[143] | |
Peru | Visa required[144] | |
Philippines | Visa required[145] | |
Poland | Visa required[146] | |
Portugal | Visa required[147] | |
Qatar | eVisa[148] | |
Romania | Visa required[149] | |
Russia | Visa required[150] | |
Rwanda | eVisa[151] | Visa is obtained online.[152] |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa required[153] | |
Saint Lucia | Visa required[154] | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required[155] | 1 month |
Samoa | Entry Permit on arrival[156] | 60 days |
San Marino | Visa required[157] | |
São Tomé and Príncipe | eVisa[158] | Visa is obtained online.[159] |
Saudi Arabia | Visa required[160] | |
Senegal | Visa required[161] | |
Serbia | Visa required[162] | |
Seychelles | Visitor's Permit on arrival[163] | 3 months |
Sierra Leone | Visa required[164] | |
Singapore | Visa not required | 30 days |
Slovakia | Visa required[165] | |
Slovenia | Visa required[166] | |
Solomon Islands | Visa required[167] | |
Somalia | Visa on arrival[168] | 30 days, provided an invitation letter issued by the sponsor has been submitted to the Airport Immigration Department at least 2 days before arrival. |
South Africa | Visa required[169] | |
South Sudan | Visa required[170] | |
Spain | Visa required[171] | |
Sri Lanka | Visa required[172][173] | |
Sudan | Visa required[174] | |
Suriname | Visa required[175] | |
Swaziland | Visa required[176] | |
Sweden | Visa required[177] | |
Switzerland | Visa required[178] | |
Syria | Visa required[179] | |
Tajikistan | Visa required[180] | |
Tanzania | Visa on arrival[181] | |
Thailand | Visa required[182] | |
Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival[183] | 30 days |
Togo | Visa on arrival[184] | 7 days |
Tonga | Visa required[185] | |
Trinidad and Tobago | Visa required[186] | |
Tunisia | Visa required[187] | |
Turkey | Visa required[188] | Visa can be obtained on arrival by holders of a valid physical visa or residence permit from Schengen or OECD countries. |
Turkmenistan | Visa required[189] | |
Tuvalu | Visa on arrival[190] | 1 month |
Uganda | eVisa / Visa on arrival[191] | May apply online.[192] |
Ukraine | Visa required[193] | |
United Arab Emirates | Visa required[194] | |
United Kingdom | Visa required[195] | |
United States | Visa required[196] | As of September 2017, entry is suspended for immigrants or nonimmigrants.[197] |
Uruguay | Visa required[198] | |
Uzbekistan | Visa required[199] | |
Vanuatu | Visa required[200] | |
Vatican City | Visa required[201] | |
Venezuela | Visa required[202] | |
Vietnam | Visa required[203] | |
Yemen | Visa required[204] | |
Zambia | eVisa[205] | |
Zimbabwe | eVisa[206] |
See also
- Visa policy of North Korea
- North Korean passport
- Citizenship in North Korea
- Nationality Law of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- List of nationalities forbidden at border
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- ^ Who does not need a visa to visit Estonia?, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, 2 November 2017.
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- ^ Visa requirement and travel documents accepted by Finland, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.
- ^ Foreign nationals holding ordinary passports exempt from visa requirements, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, January 2016.
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- ^ Countries that do not need a visa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary.
- ^ Who does not need a visa, Directorate of Immigration of Iceland.
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- ^ Countries that need a visa for Ireland, Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service.
- ^ Tourist visa table, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2017.
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- ^ Visa, Government of Liechtenstein (in German).
- ^ Do I need a visa?, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, 30 August 2017.
- ^ Staying in Luxembourg for less than 90 days, Government of Luxembourg.
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