North Korea visa exemption. Visa requirement to travel to North Korea

Visa requirement to travel to North Korea

Border of North Korea summary

Border of North Korea is ranked 222 worlwide according to our open border index. Nationals of 0 countries can travel to North Korea without visa, 0 countries with visa on arrival and 0 countries with e-visa. Borders of North Korea are restrictive with a Border Openess Index of 0. Currency used in North Korea is North Korean Won ( 1 KPW = 1 USD ).

🏙️ Pyongyang
🗣️ Korean
👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 25M ☀️ ~6 °C 🌧 ~85 mm 👍 Developing 🚩 121k km2 (47k mi²)
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Statistics for border of North Korea

  • 0

    Visa free

  • 0

    On arrival

  • 0

    Online visa

  • 217

    Required

  • 5

    Refused

Visa Required Countries


Afghanistan

Afghanistan Visa Required


Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda Visa Required


Ireland

Ireland Visa Required


Israel

Israel Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Visitors traveling for tourist purposes must hold an authorization to travel, issued by a travel company in Korea (Dem. People's Rep.):


Italy

Italy Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Tourist visa approved via tour agencies.:


Jamaica

Jamaica Visa Required


Japan

Japan Visa Required


Jordan

Jordan Visa Required


Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Visa Required


Kenya

Kenya Visa Required


Argentina

Argentina Visa Required


Kiribati

Kiribati Visa Required


South Korea

South Korea Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Nationals 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.:


Kuwait

Kuwait Visa Required


Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan Visa Required


Laos

Laos Visa Required


Latvia

Latvia Visa Required


Lebanon

Lebanon Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Passengers traveling for tourism purposes must hold an authorization to travel issued by a travel company in North Korea:


Lesotho

Lesotho Visa Required


Liberia

Liberia Visa Required


Armenia

Armenia Visa Required


Libya

Libya Visa Required


Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein Visa Required


Lithuania

Lithuania Visa Required


Luxembourg

Luxembourg Visa Required


Macau

Macau Visa Required


North Macedonia

North Macedonia Visa Required


Madagascar

Madagascar Visa Required


Malawi

Malawi Visa Required


Maldives

Maldives Visa Required


Mali

Mali Visa Required


Malta

Malta Visa Required


Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands Visa Required


Mauritania

Mauritania Visa Required


Mauritius

Mauritius Visa Required


Mexico

Mexico Visa Required


Micronesia

Micronesia Visa Required


Moldova

Moldova Visa Required


Monaco

Monaco Visa Required


Mongolia

Mongolia Visa Required


Australia

Australia Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Independent travellers must be accompanied by a tour guide at all times.:


Montenegro

Montenegro Visa Required


Morocco

Morocco Visa Required


Mozambique

Mozambique Visa Required


Myanmar

Myanmar Visa Required


Namibia

Namibia Visa Required


Nauru

Nauru Visa Required


Nepal

Nepal Visa Required


Netherlands

Netherlands Visa Required


Austria

Austria Visa Required


New Zealand

New Zealand Visa Required


Nicaragua

Nicaragua Visa Required


Niger

Niger Visa Required


Nigeria

Nigeria Visa Required


Norway

Norway Visa Required


Oman

Oman Visa Required


Pakistan

Pakistan Visa Required


Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Visa Required


Palau

Palau Visa Required


Palestine

Palestine Visa Required


Panama

Panama Visa Required


Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Visa Required


Paraguay

Paraguay Visa Required


Peru

Peru Visa Required


Philippines

Philippines Visa Required


Poland

Poland Visa Required


Portugal

Portugal Visa Required


Bahamas

Bahamas Visa Required


Qatar

Qatar Visa Required


Romania

Romania Visa Required


Russia

Russia Visa Required


Rwanda

Rwanda Visa Required


Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa Required


Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia Visa Required


Bahrain

Bahrain Visa Required


Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa Required


Samoa

Samoa Visa Required


San Marino

San Marino Visa Required


Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe Visa Required


Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Visa Required


Senegal

Senegal Visa Required


Serbia

Serbia Visa Required


Seychelles

Seychelles Visa Required


Bangladesh

Bangladesh Visa Required


Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Visa Required


Singapore

Singapore Visa Required


Slovakia

Slovakia Visa Required


Slovenia

Slovenia Visa Required


Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands Visa Required


Somalia

Somalia Visa Required


South Africa

South Africa Visa Required


Barbados

Barbados Visa Required


Spain

Spain Visa Required


Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Visa Required


Sudan

Sudan Visa Required


Suriname

Suriname Visa Required


Eswatini

Eswatini Visa Required


Sweden

Sweden Visa Required


Switzerland

Switzerland Visa Required


Syria

Syria Visa Required


Tajikistan

Tajikistan Visa Required


Belarus

Belarus Visa Required


Tanzania

Tanzania Visa Required


Thailand

Thailand Visa Required


East Timor

East Timor Visa Required


Togo

Togo Visa Required


Tonga

Tonga Visa Required


Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago Visa Required


Tunisia

Tunisia Visa Required


Turkey

Turkey Visa Required


Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan Visa Required


Belgium

Belgium Visa Required


Uganda

Uganda Visa Required


Ukraine

Ukraine Visa Required


UAE

UAE Visa Required


UK

UK Visa Required


Uruguay

Uruguay Visa Required


Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Visa Required


Vanuatu

Vanuatu Visa Required


Venezuela

Venezuela Visa Required


Vietnam

Vietnam Visa Required


Belize

Belize Visa Required


Yemen

Yemen Visa Required


Zambia

Zambia Visa Required


Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Visa Required


Tuvalu

Tuvalu Visa Required


Benin

Benin Visa Required


Bhutan

Bhutan Visa Required


Bolivia

Bolivia Visa Required


Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa Required


Botswana

Botswana Visa Required


Albania

Albania Visa Required


Brazil

Brazil Visa Required


Brunei

Brunei Visa Required


Bulgaria

Bulgaria Visa Required


Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso Visa Required


Burundi

Burundi Visa Required


Cape Verde

Cape Verde Visa Required


Cambodia

Cambodia Visa Required


Cameroon

Cameroon Visa Required


Canada

Canada Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Due to uncertain security issues, Canadian government advises its citizens not to visit North Korea.:


Algeria

Algeria Visa Required


Central African Republic

Central African Republic Visa Required


Chad

Chad Visa Required


Chile

Chile Visa Required


Colombia

Colombia Visa Required


Comoros

Comoros Visa Required


Congo

Congo Visa Required


Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo Visa Required


Costa Rica

Costa Rica Visa Required


Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast Visa Required


Croatia

Croatia Visa Required


Cuba

Cuba Visa Required


Cyprus

Cyprus Visa Required


Czechia

Czechia Visa Required


Denmark

Denmark Visa Required


Djibouti

Djibouti Visa Required


Dominica

Dominica Visa Required


Andorra

Andorra Visa Required


Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic Visa Required


Ecuador

Ecuador Visa Required


Egypt

Egypt Visa Required


El Salvador

El Salvador Visa Required


Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea Visa Required


Eritrea

Eritrea Visa Required


Estonia

Estonia Visa Required


Ethiopia

Ethiopia Visa Required


Angola

Angola Visa Required


Fiji

Fiji Visa Required


Finland

Finland Visa Required


France

France Visa Required


Gabon

Gabon Visa Required


Gambia

Gambia Visa Required


Georgia

Georgia Visa Required


Germany

Germany Visa Required


Ghana

Ghana Visa Required


Greece

Greece Visa Required


Grenada

Grenada Visa Required


Guatemala

Guatemala Visa Required


Guinea

Guinea Visa Required


Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau Visa Required


Guyana

Guyana Visa Required


Haiti

Haiti Visa Required


Vatican City

Vatican City Visa Required


Honduras

Honduras Visa Required


Hungary

Hungary Visa Required


Iceland

Iceland Visa Required


India

India Visa Required


Indonesia

Indonesia Visa Required


Iran

Iran Visa Required


Iraq

Iraq Visa Required


American Samoa

American Samoa Visa Required


Anguilla

Anguilla Visa Required


Aruba

Aruba Visa Required


Bermuda

Bermuda Visa Required


Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Visa Required


Cook Islands

Cook Islands Visa Required


Curacao

Curacao Visa Required


Falkland Islands

Falkland Islands Visa Required


Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands Visa Required


French Polynesia

French Polynesia Visa Required


Gibraltar

Gibraltar Visa Required


Greenland

Greenland Visa Required


Guam

Guam Visa Required


Montserrat

Montserrat Visa Required


New Caledonia

New Caledonia Visa Required


Niue

Niue Visa Required


Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands Visa Required


Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Visa Required


Saint Barthelemy

Saint Barthelemy Visa Required


Saint Martin

Saint Martin Visa Required


Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Saint Pierre and Miquelon Visa Required


Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands Visa Required


British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands Visa Required


US Virgin Islands

US Virgin Islands Visa Required


Wallis and Futuna

Wallis and Futuna Visa Required

Entry Refused Countries


Malaysia

Malaysia Entry refused

ℹ Additional info : - 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.


Taiwan

Taiwan Entry refused

ℹ Additional info : North Korea does not recognize Taiwanese passports.:


USA

USA Entry refused

ℹ Additional info : U.S. passports holders must obtain a special passport validation from the U.S. federal government before travel.:


China

China Entry refused

ℹ Additional info : Chinese tourists may visit Tongnim County without a visa for 2 days. They may also visit Sinuiju for a day trip without a visa.:Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.:


Hong Kong

Hong Kong Entry refused

ℹ Additional info : Due to SARS-CoV-2, North Korea government banned all foreign tourists as a protection.:

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