Visa requirements for North Korean citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of North Korea by the authorities of other states.
As of 2024, North Korean citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 42 countries and territories, ranking the North Korea passport 99th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index. [1]
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Afghanistan | Visa required [2] | ||
Albania | eVisa [3] [4] | ||
Algeria | Visa required [5] | ||
Andorra | Visa required [6] | ||
Angola | Visa required [7] | ||
Antigua and Barbuda | eVisa [8] | ||
Argentina | Visa required [9] | ||
Armenia | eVisa / Visa on arrival [10] | 120 days | |
Australia | Online Visa required [11] [12] |
| |
Austria | Visa required [13] | ||
Azerbaijan | Visa required [14] | ||
Bahamas | eVisa [15] | ||
Bahrain | Visa required [16] | ||
Bangladesh | Visa on arrival [17] | 30 days | |
Barbados | Visa required [18] | ||
Belarus | Visa required [19] | ||
Belgium | Visa required [20] | ||
Belize | Visa required [21] |
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Benin | eVisa [22] [23] | 30 days |
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Bhutan | eVisa [24] [25] | ||
Bolivia | eVisa [26] [27] | 30 days | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa required [28] | ||
Botswana | eVisa [29] [30] | 3 months | |
Brazil | Visa required [31] | ||
Brunei | Visa required [32] | ||
Bulgaria | Visa required [33] | ||
Burkina Faso | eVisa [34] [35] | ||
Burundi | Visa on arrival [36] | 1 month | |
Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival [37] | 30 days | |
Cameroon | eVisa [38] [39] | ||
Canada | Visa required [40] | ||
Cape Verde | Visa on arrival [41] | ||
Central African Republic | Visa required [42] | ||
Chad | Visa required [43] | ||
Chile | Visa required [44] | ||
China | Visa required [45] |
| |
Colombia | Online visa [46] [47] | ||
Comoros | Visa on arrival [48] | 45 days | |
Republic of the Congo | Visa required [49] | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | eVisa [50] [51] | 7 days | |
Costa Rica | Visa required [52] | ||
Côte d'Ivoire | eVisa [53] [54] | 3 months |
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Croatia | Visa required [55] | ||
Cuba | Tourist card required [56] | 90 days |
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Cyprus | Visa required [57] | ||
Czech Republic | Visa required [58] | ||
Denmark | Visa required [59] | ||
Djibouti | eVisa [60] [61] | 90 days | |
Dominica | Visa not required [62] | 21 days | |
Dominican Republic | Visa required [63] | ||
Ecuador | Visa required [64] | ||
Egypt | Visa required [65] | ||
El Salvador | Visa required [66] | ||
Equatorial Guinea | eVisa [67] [68] | ||
Eritrea | Visa required [69] | ||
Estonia | Visa required [70] | ||
Eswatini | Visa required [71] | ||
Ethiopia | Visa on arrival [72] [73] |
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Fiji | Visa required [74] | ||
Finland | Visa required [75] | ||
France | Visa required [76] | ||
Gabon | eVisa [77] [78] | 90 days |
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Gambia | Visa required [79] | ||
Georgia | eVisa [80] [81] | 30 days | |
Germany | Visa required [82] | ||
Ghana | Visa required [83] | ||
Greece | Visa required [84] | ||
Grenada | Visa required [85] | ||
Guatemala | Visa required [86] | ||
Guinea | eVisa [87] [88] | 90 days | |
Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival [89] | 90 days | |
Guyana | Visa not required [90] | 3 months | |
Haiti | Visa not required [91] | 3 months | |
Honduras | Visa required [92] | ||
Hungary | Visa required [93] | ||
Iceland | Visa required [94] | ||
India | Visa required [95] | ||
Indonesia | Visa required [96] | ||
Iran | eVisa [97] [98] | 30 days | |
Iraq | Visa required [99] | ||
Ireland | Visa required [100] | ||
Israel | Visa required [101] |
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Italy | Visa required [103] | ||
Jamaica | Visa required [104] | ||
Japan | Admission refused | Japan has banned North Korean citizens from entering as part of sanctions against North Korea imposed by the Government of Japan, since February 2016. [105] | |
Jordan | eVisa / Visa on arrival [106] [107] |
| |
Kazakhstan | eVisa [108] [109] | ||
Kenya | Electronic Travel Authorisation [110] [111] | 90 days |
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Kiribati | Visa required [112] | ||
South Korea | Particular visit regime [113] |
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Kuwait | Visa required [114] | ||
Kyrgyzstan | Visa not required [115] | Unlimited | |
Laos | eVisa / Visa on arrival [116] | 30 days |
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Latvia | Visa required [120] | ||
Lebanon | Visa required [121] |
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Lesotho | eVisa [122] [123] | ||
Liberia | Visa required [124] | ||
Libya | eVisa [125] [126] | ||
Liechtenstein | Visa required [127] | ||
Lithuania | Visa required [128] | ||
Luxembourg | Visa required [129] | ||
Madagascar | Visa on arrival [130] | 60 days | |
Malawi | eVisa / Visa on arrival [131] [132] | 90 days | |
Malaysia | Visa required [133] | ||
Maldives | Free visa on arrival [134] | 30 days | |
Mali | Visa required [135] | ||
Malta | Visa required [136] | ||
Marshall Islands | Visa required [137] | ||
Mauritania | Visa on arrival [138] |
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Mauritius | Visa required [139] | ||
Mexico | Visa required [140] | ||
Micronesia | Visa not required [141] | 30 days | |
Moldova | Visa required [142] |
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Monaco | Visa required [144] | ||
Mongolia | Visa required [145] |
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Montenegro | Visa required [146] | ||
Morocco | Visa required [147] | ||
Mozambique | eVisa / Visa on arrival [148] [149] | 30 days | |
Myanmar | eVisa [150] [151] | 28 days |
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Namibia | Visa required [152] |
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Nauru | Visa required [153] | ||
Nepal | Online Visa / Visa on arrival [154] [155] | 90 days | |
Netherlands | Visa required [156] | ||
New Zealand | Visa required [157] |
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Nicaragua | Visa on arrival [159] | 90 days | |
Niger | Visa required [160] | ||
Nigeria | eVisa [161] [162] | 90 days | |
North Macedonia | Visa required [163] | ||
Norway | Visa required [164] | ||
Oman | Visa required [165] | ||
Pakistan | Online Visa [166] [167] | 3 months |
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Palau | Free visa on arrival [169] | 30 days | |
Panama | Visa required [170] | ||
Papua New Guinea | eVisa [171] [172] | 60 days |
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Paraguay | Visa required [173] | ||
Peru | Visa required [174] | ||
Philippines | Visa required [175] | ||
Poland | Visa required [176] | ||
Portugal | Visa required [177] | ||
Qatar | eVisa [178] [179] |
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Romania | Visa required [180] | ||
Russia | eVisa [181] [182] | 16 days | |
Rwanda | eVisa / Visa on arrival [183] [184] | 30 days | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa required [185] | ||
Saint Lucia | Visa required [186] | ||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required [187] | 3 month | |
Samoa | Visa not required [188] | 90 days | |
San Marino | Visa required [189] | ||
São Tomé and Príncipe | eVisa [190] [191] | ||
Saudi Arabia | Visa required [192] | ||
Senegal | Visa required [193] | ||
Serbia | Visa required [194] | ||
Seychelles | Electronic Border System [195] [196] | 3 months |
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Sierra Leone | eVisa [197] [198] | 3 months | |
Singapore | Visa required [199] [200] | ||
Slovakia | Visa required [201] | ||
Slovenia | Visa required [202] | ||
Solomon Islands | Visa required [203] |
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Somalia | Visa on arrival [204] | 30 days |
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South Africa | Visa required [205] | ||
South Sudan | eVisa [206] [207] |
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Spain | Visa required [208] | ||
Sri Lanka | Visa required [209] |
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Sudan | Visa required [210] | ||
Suriname | Visa not required [211] [212] | 90 days | |
Sweden | Visa required [215] | ||
Switzerland | Visa required [216] | ||
Syria | Visa required [217] | ||
Tajikistan | Visa required [218] | ||
Tanzania | eVisa / Visa on arrival [219] [220] | 90 days | |
Thailand | eVisa [221] [222] | 60 days |
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Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival [223] | 30 days | |
Togo | eVisa [224] [225] | 15 days | |
Tonga | Visa required [226] | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | Visa required [227] | ||
Tunisia | Visa required [228] | ||
Turkey | Visa required [229] |
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Turkmenistan | Visa required [230] | ||
Tuvalu | Visa on arrival [231] | 1 month | |
Uganda | eVisa [232] [233] | 3 months | |
Ukraine | Visa required [234] | ||
United Arab Emirates | Visa required [235] |
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United Kingdom | Visa required [237] | ||
United States | Visa required [238] | ||
Uruguay | Visa required [239] | ||
Uzbekistan | eVisa [240] [241] | 30 days | |
Vanuatu | Visa required [242] | ||
Vatican City | Visa required [243] | ||
Venezuela | Visa required [244] | ||
Vietnam | eVisa [245] [246] |
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Yemen | Visa required [247] | ||
Zambia | eVisa [248] [249] | 90 days | |
Zimbabwe | eVisa [250] [251] | 3 months |
Visa requirements for citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas and restricted zones:
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Europe | ||
Kosovo | Visa required |
|
These are the numbers of visits by North Korean citizens to various countries in 2019 (unless otherwise noted):
Destination | Number of visitors | Year | Ref. |
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United States | 48 | 2019 | [253] |
China | 251,000 | 2018 | [254] [255] |
Czech Republic | 21 | [256] | |
Germany | 117 | [257] | |
Poland | 46 | [258] | |
Sweden | 258 | [259] | |
South Korea | 809 | 2018 | [260] |
Ukraine | 240 | 2017 | [261] |
Russia | 12,494 | [262] |
Australian citizens and permanent residents can visit, work and live in New Zealand. You do not need a visa before you travel to New Zealand.
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