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] |
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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] |
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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 required [90] | ||
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] |
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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 |
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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] |
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Visa requirements for Vatican citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Vatican City. As of May 2023, Vatican citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 154 countries and territories, ranking the Vatican passport 26th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Solomon Islands citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Solomon Islands. As of 2 July 2019, Solomon Islands citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 135 countries and territories, ranking the Solomon Islands passport 39th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley visa restrictions index.
Visa requirements for Marshall Islands citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Marshall Islands. As of 2 July 2019, Marshallese citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 122 countries and territories, ranking the Marshallese passport 47th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Mauritian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Mauritius. As of 5 January 2021, Mauritian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 146 countries and territories, ranking the Mauritian passport 31st overall and 2nd in Africa in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index. As of April 2019, Brunei, Grenada, Seychelles and Mauritius are the only countries whose citizens may travel without a visa to China, Russia, the Schengen Area and the United Kingdom.
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Visa requirements for Micronesian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia. As of 2 July 2019, Micronesian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 119 countries and territories, ranking the Micronesian passport 49th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Kenyan citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Kenya. As of 9 October 2023, Kenyan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 73 countries and territories, ranking the Kenyan passport 74th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Palestinian citizens, are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states which are imposed on citizens of Palestine who hold a passport issued by the Palestinian Authority. As of 28 September 2023, Palestinian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 53 countries and territories, ranking the Palestinian passport 91st in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index, which ties with both the Libyan passport and the North Korean passport.
Visa requirements for Monégasque citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Monaco. As of March 2023, Monégasque citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 175 countries and territories, ranking the Monégasque passport 15th overall in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index, making it the highest ranking passport of any European country not belonging to either the European Union or EFTA.
Visa requirements for Tajik citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Tajikistan. As July 2024, Tajik citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 58 countries and territories, ranking the Tajik passport 82nd in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. As of 9 January 2024, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 157 countries and territories, ranking the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines passport 27 in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Malian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Mali. As of 2 July 2019, Malian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 54 countries and territories, ranking the Malian passport 90th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Togolese citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Togo. As of 2 July 2019, Togolese citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 55 countries and territories, ranking the Togolese passport 89th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
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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