North Korea passportVisa rules for North Korea passport holders
Short-stay rules for North Korea citizens travelling to all 196 destinations. Click any destination to see the full rule, max stay, and key requirements. Verified 2026.
AfghanistaneVisa required30 days (eVisa single-entry, 90-day validity)
AlbaniaEmbassy visa required
AlgeriaEmbassy visa required30 days (organized tour VOA)
AndorraEmbassy visa required
AngolaeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
Antigua and BarbudaeVisa required30 days (single entry)
ArgentinaEmbassy visa required
ArmeniaVisa-freeUp to 180 days within a one-year period
AustraliaEmbassy visa required
AustriaEmbassy visa required
AzerbaijanEmbassy visa required
BahamasEmbassy visa required
BahrainEmbassy visa required
BangladeshEmbassy visa required
BarbadosEmbassy visa required
BelarusEmbassy visa required
BelgiumEmbassy visa required
BelizeEmbassy visa required
BenineVisa required90 days (eVisa)
BhutaneVisa requiredAs applied for (typically up to 30 days)
BoliviaVisa on arrival30 days (extendable)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEmbassy visa required
BotswanaEmbassy visa required
BrazilEmbassy visa required
BruneiEmbassy visa required
BulgariaEmbassy visa required
Burkina FasoeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
BurundieVisa required30 days (eVisa single / 90 days multi)
CambodiaVisa on arrival30 days (extendable)
CamerooneVisa required90 days (eVisa)
CanadaEmbassy visa requiredUp to 6 months
Cape VerdeEmbassy visa required
Central African RepublicEmbassy visa required
ChadeVisa required90 days (eVisa multi-entry)
ChileEmbassy visa required240 hours (10 days) — transit only
ChinaEmbassy visa required
ColombiaEmbassy visa required
ComorosVisa on arrival45 days (single-entry, extendable)
Congo (DRC)eVisa required90 days (eVisa)
Congo (Republic)Embassy visa required
Costa RicaEmbassy visa required
Côte d'IvoireeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
CroatiaEmbassy visa required
CubaeVisa required90 days (eVisa) extendable +90
CyprusEmbassy visa required
Czech RepublicEmbassy visa required
DenmarkEmbassy visa required
DjiboutiVisa on arrival30 days (extendable)
DominicaVisa-free21 days
Dominican RepublicEmbassy visa required
EcuadoreVisa required90 days (eVisa)
EgyptEmbassy visa required
El SalvadorEmbassy visa required
Equatorial GuineaeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
EritreaEmbassy visa required30 days
EstoniaEmbassy visa required
EswatiniEmbassy visa required
EthiopiaeVisa required30/90 days (eVisa)
FijieVisa required3 months
FinlandEmbassy visa required
FranceEmbassy visa required
GaboneVisa required30 days (eVisa)
GambiaEmbassy visa required90 days
GeorgiaeVisa required90 days within 180
GermanyEmbassy visa required
GhanaeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
GreeceEmbassy visa required
GrenadaEmbassy visa required
GuatemalaEmbassy visa required
GuineaeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival90 days
GuyanaeVisa required30 days
HaitiVisa-free3 months
Holy See (Vatican City)Embassy visa required
HondurasEmbassy visa required
HungaryEmbassy visa required
IcelandEmbassy visa required
IndiaeVisa requiredUp to 30 days (e-Tourist, single/double entry); up to 180 days within calendar year for 1/5-year visas
IndonesiaEmbassy visa required
IranVisa on arrival30 days (VOA, extendable)
IraqeVisa required30 days (eVisa, USD ~160)
IrelandEmbassy visa required
IsraelEmbassy visa required
ItalyEmbassy visa required
JamaicaEmbassy visa required
JapanEmbassy visa required
JordanEmbassy visa required
KazakhstaneVisa required30 days (eVisa)
KenyaETA required90 days (single-entry eTA)
KiribatiEmbassy visa required
KosovoEmbassy visa required
KuwaitEmbassy visa required
KyrgyzstanFree movementIndefinite — bilateral free movement
LaosVisa on arrival30 days
LatviaEmbassy visa required
LebanonEmbassy visa required
LesothoEmbassy visa required
LiberiaEmbassy visa required90 days
LibyaeVisa required30 days (eVisa single-entry)
LiechtensteinEmbassy visa required
LithuaniaEmbassy visa required
LuxembourgEmbassy visa required
MadagascarVisa on arrival90 days (VOA or eVisa)
MalawieVisa required30 days (eVisa)
MalaysiaeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
MaldivesVisa on arrival30 days (free)
MaliEmbassy visa required
MaltaEmbassy visa required
Marshall IslandsEmbassy visa required
MauritaniaeVisa required30 days (eVisa, 90-day validity)
MauritiusEmbassy visa required
MexicoEmbassy visa required
MicronesiaEmbassy visa required
MoldovaeVisa required90 days
MonacoEmbassy visa required
MongoliaeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
MontenegroEmbassy visa required
MoroccoEmbassy visa required
MozambiqueVisa on arrival30 days
MyanmareVisa required28 days
NamibiaVisa on arrival90 days
NauruEmbassy visa required
NepalVisa on arrival15, 30, or 90 days (paid VOA)
NetherlandsEmbassy visa required
New ZealandEmbassy visa required
NicaraguaeVisa required90 days
NigerEmbassy visa required90 days
NigeriaeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
North MacedoniaEmbassy visa required
NorwayEmbassy visa required
OmaneVisa required30 days (eVisa)
PakistaneVisa required90 days (eVisa)
PalauEmbassy visa required
PalestineEmbassy visa required90 days (governed by Israeli policy)
PanamaEmbassy visa required
Papua New GuineaeVisa required30-60 days
ParaguayEmbassy visa required
PeruEmbassy visa required
PhilippinesEmbassy visa required
PolandEmbassy visa required
PortugalEmbassy visa required
QatarEmbassy visa required
RomaniaEmbassy visa required
RussiaeVisa required30 days (eVisa valid up to 120 days)
RwandaVisa on arrival30 days (VOA or eVisa)
Saint Kitts and NeviseVisa required30 days
Saint LuciaEmbassy visa required
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-free3 months (extendable)
SamoaVisa on arrival90 days (free Visitor Permit)
San MarinoEmbassy visa required
São Tomé and PríncipeeVisa required30 days (single entry)
Saudi ArabiaEmbassy visa required
SenegalVisa on arrival30 days
SerbiaeVisa required90 days
SeychellesETA required90 days (free visitor permit)
Sierra LeoneeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
SingaporeeVisa requiredUp to 30 days (visa-determined; officer discretion at entry)
SlovakiaEmbassy visa required
SloveniaEmbassy visa required
Solomon IslandsEmbassy visa required
SomaliaeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
South AfricaEmbassy visa required
South KoreaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
South SudaneVisa required30 days (eVisa single / multi)
SpainEmbassy visa required
Sri LankaETA required30 days
SudanEmbassy visa required30 days
SurinameVisa-free90 days (with entry fee)
SwedenEmbassy visa required
SwitzerlandEmbassy visa required
SyriaEmbassy visa required30 days
TaiwanEmbassy visa required
TajikistaneVisa required60 days (eVisa)
TanzaniaeVisa required90 days (eVisa or VOA)
ThailandeVisa required60 days (eVisa) or as granted
Timor-LesteVisa on arrival30 days
TogoeVisa required15-90 days (eVisa)
TongaEmbassy visa required
Trinidad and TobagoeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
TunisiaEmbassy visa required
TurkeyeVisa required90 days within any 180-day period (eVisa) or as granted by embassy
TurkmenistanEmbassy visa required30 days
TuvaluEmbassy visa required
UgandaeVisa required3 months (eVisa or East African Tourist Visa)
UkraineEmbassy visa required
United Arab EmirateseVisa required30-60 days (eVisa)
United KingdomEmbassy visa required6 months
United StatesEmbassy visa required
UruguayEmbassy visa required
UzbekistaneVisa required30 days (eVisa)
VanuatueVisa required30 days
VenezuelaeVisa required90 days
VietnameVisa required90 days (eVisa, single or multiple entry)
YemenEmbassy visa required30 days
ZambiaVisa on arrival90 days
ZimbabweeVisa required90 days