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 not required [90] | 90 days | |
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 | eVisa [237] [238] | ||
United States | Visa required [239] | ||
Uruguay | Visa required [240] | ||
Uzbekistan | eVisa [241] [242] | 30 days | |
Vanuatu | Visa required [243] | ||
Vatican City | Visa required [244] | ||
Venezuela | Visa required [245] | ||
Vietnam | eVisa [246] [247] |
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Yemen | Visa required [248] | ||
Zambia | eVisa [249] [250] | 90 days | |
Zimbabwe | eVisa [251] [252] | 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 | [254] |
China | 251,000 | 2018 | [255] [256] |
Czech Republic | 21 | [257] | |
Germany | 117 | [258] | |
Poland | 46 | [259] | |
Sweden | 258 | [260] | |
South Korea | 809 | 2018 | [261] |
Ukraine | 240 | 2017 | [262] |
Russia | 12,494 | [263] |
Visa requirements for Yemeni citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Yemen. As of 2 July 2019, Yemeni citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 33 countries and territories, ranking the Yemeni passport 104th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Haitian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Haiti. As of 20 July 2023, Haitian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 51 countries and territories, ranking the Haitian passport 87th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index. Along with Cuba (77th), it is considered the weakest passport in the Caribbean and Latin America for traveling.
Visa requirements for Saudi citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Saudi Arabia.
Visa requirements for Eritrean citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Eritrea. As of 2 July 2019, Eritrean citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 38 countries and territories, ranking the Eritrean passport 101st in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Montenegrin citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed by the authorities of foreign states on citizens of Montenegro.
Visa requirements for Nepali citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Nepal.
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 citizens of North Macedonia are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of North Macedonia.
Visa requirements for Honduran citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Honduras. As of April 2024, Honduran citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 133 countries and territories, ranking the Honduran passport 38th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Uzbekistani citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Uzbekistan. The article is concerning ordinary passport holders and tourists. As of November 2023, 28 visa-free countries and 33 visa-on-arrival countries, as a result, ranking the Uzbekistan passport 79th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
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 23 July 2024, Micronesian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 124 countries and territories, ranking the Micronesian passport 42nd 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 Nicaraguan citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Nicaragua. As of 10 January 2024, Nicaraguan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 129 countries and territories, ranking the Nicaraguan passport 43rd 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 10 September 2024, Palestinian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 40 countries and territories, ranking the Palestinian passport 96th 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 Fijian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Fiji. As of 23 July 2024, Fijian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 90 countries and territories, ranking the Fijian passport 54th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Santomean citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of São Tomé and Príncipe. As of 2 July 2019, Santomean citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 57 countries and territories, ranking the Santomean passport 86th 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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