North Korea passport travel freedom. List of visa free, on arrival, e-visa and more.

Where can you travel with a North Korean passport. North Korea passport power index.

Passport of North Korea summary

Passport of North Korea is ranked 216 worlwide. Nationals of North Korea can travel to 10 countries without visa, 29 countries with visa on arrival and 17 countries with e-visa. Passport of North Korea is restrictive with a Passport Power Index of 17. 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 North Korean passport

  • 10

    Visa free

  • 29

    On arrival

  • 17

    Online visa

  • 165

    Required

  • 1

    Refused

Visa Free Countries


Bermuda

Bermuda Visa Free


Cook Islands

Cook Islands Visa Free


Dominica

Dominica Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 21 days


Gambia

Gambia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Guyana

Guyana Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Haiti

Haiti Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : Unlimited


Micronesia

Micronesia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Niue

Niue Visa Free


Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 1 month

Visa On Arrival Countries


Armenia

Armenia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 120 days


Bangladesh

Bangladesh Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Benin

Benin Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days / 8 days

ℹ Additional info : Must have an international vaccination certificate.:


Cape Verde

Cape Verde Visa On Arrival


Cambodia

Cambodia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Comoros

Comoros Visa On Arrival


Egypt

Egypt Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Ethiopia

Ethiopia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : up to 90 days

ℹ Additional info : Visa on arrival is obtainable only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.:eVisa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.eVisas are available for 30 or 90 days.:eVisas are available for 30 or 90 days.:


Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Iran

Iran Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Jordan

Jordan Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Laos

Laos Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days

ℹ Additional info : Visa on arrival is available at international airports Luangphabang, Pakse, Savannakhet and Vientiane, and at 4 land borders Friendship Bridge, and at 13 border crossings as well as Tanalaeng train station in Vientiane, which connects to the train station in Nongkai, Thailand. Visa on arrival facility will be gradually phased out at various border crossings starting January 2020.:eVisa may be used to enter Laos through the following entry points — Wattay International Airport and the First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge:Entry points Lalai, Lantui, Meuang mom, Pakxan, and Phoudou are open only to visa holders.:Visa on arrival is extendable up to 60 days.:


Madagascar

Madagascar Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Malawi

Malawi Visa On Arrival


Maldives

Maldives Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Mauritania

Mauritania Visa On Arrival

ℹ Additional info : Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.:


Mozambique

Mozambique Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Nepal

Nepal Visa On Arrival


Nicaragua

Nicaragua Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Palau

Palau Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Rwanda

Rwanda Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Samoa

Samoa Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 60 days


Seychelles

Seychelles Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Somalia

Somalia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days

ℹ Additional info : Available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.:


Tanzania

Tanzania Visa On Arrival


East Timor

East Timor Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Togo

Togo Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 7 days


Uganda

Uganda Visa On Arrival

ℹ Additional info : May apply online.:


Tuvalu

Tuvalu Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 1 month

Visa Online Countries


Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda Visa Online


Australia

Australia Visa Online

ℹ Additional info : May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).:


Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast Visa Online

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months

ℹ Additional info : eVisa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.:


Djibouti

Djibouti Visa Online

🏨 Maximum stay : 31 days


Gabon

Gabon Visa Online

ℹ Additional info : Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.:


Georgia

Georgia Visa Online


Guinea

Guinea Visa Online


Lesotho

Lesotho Visa Online


Myanmar

Myanmar Visa Online

🏨 Maximum stay : 28 days

ℹ Additional info : eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu.:eVisa available for both tourism (allowed stay is 28 days) or business (allowed stay is 70 days) purposes.:


Qatar

Qatar Visa Online


Russia

Russia Visa Online

🏨 Maximum stay : 16 days

ℹ Additional info : eVisa will be available from 1 January 2021:


Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe Visa Online

ℹ Additional info : Visa is obtained online.:


Singapore

Singapore Visa Online


Suriname

Suriname Visa Online


Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Visa Online

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Zambia

Zambia Visa Online


Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Visa Online

Visa Required Countries


Afghanistan

Afghanistan Visa Required


Albania

Albania Visa Required


Algeria

Algeria Visa Required


American Samoa

American Samoa Visa Required


Andorra

Andorra Visa Required


Angola

Angola Visa Required


Anguilla

Anguilla Visa Required


Argentina

Argentina Visa Required


Aruba

Aruba Visa Required


Austria

Austria Visa Required


Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Visa Required


Bahamas

Bahamas Visa Required


Bahrain

Bahrain Visa Required


Barbados

Barbados Visa Required


Belarus

Belarus Visa Required


Belgium

Belgium Visa Required


Belize

Belize Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Bearers of valid visas issued by a Schengen Member State are visa exempt for a maximum stay of 90 days.:


Bhutan

Bhutan Visa Required


Bolivia

Bolivia Visa Required


Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa Required


Botswana

Botswana Visa Required


Brazil

Brazil Visa Required


Brunei

Brunei Visa Required


Bulgaria

Bulgaria Visa Required


Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso Visa Required


Burundi

Burundi Visa Required


Cameroon

Cameroon Visa Required


Canada

Canada Visa Required


Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Visa Required


Central African Republic

Central African Republic Visa Required


Chad

Chad Visa Required


Chile

Chile Visa Required


China

China Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Visa is not required for passports endorsed for public affairs or for official trip.:


Colombia

Colombia Visa Required


Congo

Congo Visa Required


Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo Visa Required


Costa Rica

Costa Rica Visa Required


Croatia

Croatia Visa Required


Cuba

Cuba Visa Required

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Curacao

Curacao Visa Required


Cyprus

Cyprus Visa Required


Czechia

Czechia Visa Required


Denmark

Denmark Visa Required


Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic Visa Required


Ecuador

Ecuador Visa Required


El Salvador

El Salvador Visa Required


Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea Visa Required


Eritrea

Eritrea Visa Required


Estonia

Estonia Visa Required


Falkland Islands

Falkland Islands Visa Required


Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands Visa Required


Fiji

Fiji Visa Required


Finland

Finland Visa Required


France

France Visa Required


French Polynesia

French Polynesia Visa Required


Germany

Germany Visa Required


Ghana

Ghana Visa Required


Greece

Greece Visa Required


Greenland

Greenland Visa Required


Grenada

Grenada Visa Required


Guam

Guam Visa Required


Guatemala

Guatemala Visa Required


Vatican City

Vatican City Visa Required


Honduras

Honduras Visa Required


Hong Kong

Hong Kong Visa Required


Hungary

Hungary Visa Required


Iceland

Iceland Visa Required


India

India Visa Required


Indonesia

Indonesia Visa Required


Iraq

Iraq Visa Required


Ireland

Ireland Visa Required


Israel

Israel Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Confirmation from Israeli government is required before a visa is issued.:


Italy

Italy Visa Required


Jamaica

Jamaica Visa Required


Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Visa Required


Kenya

Kenya 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


Latvia

Latvia Visa Required


Lebanon

Lebanon Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : In addition to a visa, an approval should be obtained from the Immigration department of the General Directorate of General Security (Sûreté Générale).:


Liberia

Liberia 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


Malaysia

Malaysia Visa Required


Mali

Mali Visa Required


Malta

Malta Visa Required


Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands Visa Required


Mauritius

Mauritius Visa Required


Mexico

Mexico Visa Required


Moldova

Moldova Visa Required


Monaco

Monaco Visa Required


Mongolia

Mongolia Visa Required


Montenegro

Montenegro Visa Required


Montserrat

Montserrat Visa Required


Morocco

Morocco Visa Required


Namibia

Namibia Visa Required


Nauru

Nauru Visa Required


Netherlands

Netherlands Visa Required


New Caledonia

New Caledonia Visa Required


New Zealand

New Zealand Visa Required


Niger

Niger Visa Required


Nigeria

Nigeria Visa Required


Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands Visa Required


Norway

Norway Visa Required


Oman

Oman Visa Required


Pakistan

Pakistan 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


Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Visa Required


Romania

Romania Visa Required


Saint Barthelemy

Saint Barthelemy Visa Required


Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa Required


Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia Visa Required


Saint Martin

Saint Martin Visa Required


Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Saint Pierre and Miquelon Visa Required


San Marino

San Marino Visa Required


Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Visa Required


Senegal

Senegal Visa Required


Serbia

Serbia Visa Required


Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Visa Required


Slovakia

Slovakia Visa Required


Slovenia

Slovenia Visa Required


Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival:


South Africa

South Africa Visa Required


Spain

Spain Visa Required


Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Visa Required


Sudan

Sudan Visa Required


Eswatini

Eswatini Visa Required


Sweden

Sweden Visa Required


Switzerland

Switzerland Visa Required


Syria

Syria Visa Required


Taiwan

Taiwan Visa Required


Tajikistan

Tajikistan Visa Required


Thailand

Thailand Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : North Korean defectors can enter Thailand without identification and they can travel to South Korea from there.:


Tonga

Tonga Visa Required


Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago Visa Required


Tunisia

Tunisia Visa Required


Turkey

Turkey Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Visa can be obtained on arrival by holders of a valid physical visa or residence permit from Schengen or OECD countries.:


Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan Visa Required


Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands Visa Required


Ukraine

Ukraine Visa Required


UAE

UAE Visa Required


UK

UK Visa Required


USA

USA Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : As of September 2017, entry is suspended for immigrants or non-immigrants.:


Uruguay

Uruguay Visa Required


Vanuatu

Vanuatu Visa Required


Venezuela

Venezuela Visa Required


Vietnam

Vietnam 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


Yemen

Yemen Visa Required


Gibraltar

Gibraltar Visa Required

Entry Refused Countries


Japan

Japan Entry refused

ℹ Additional info : Japan has banned North Korean citizens from entering as part of sanctions against North Korea imposed by the Government of Japan, since February 2016.

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