Visa & entry requirements North Korea
Visa requirements for North Korea citizens
Choose a destination to see whether a North Korea passport holder needs a visa, plus passport-validity, onward-ticket, transit, and vaccination requirements — each cited to an official government source.
Where a North Korea passport can travel
A North Korea passport reaches
23 countries
without a difficult visa — visa-free, visa-on-arrival, or travel authorisation. Every country below is colored by how difficult it is to enter.
Tap a country to see North Korea entry requirements for it.
This map shows the generic case for any North Korea passport holder. Sign in (free) and create a traveler profile with any other passports you hold, plus held visas, residence permits, and vaccinations, for the complete picture — a second passport, visa, or permit you already hold can recolor countries on this map toward easier entry.
Easiest destinations for a North Korea passport
The destinations you can enter without applying for a visa in advance — visa-free, visa on arrival, or a travel authorisation you request online. Choose one to see the full entry rules.
- DominicaVisa-free
- GuyanaVisa-free
- HaitiVisa-free
- KyrgyzstanVisa-free
- MicronesiaVisa-free
- Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-free
- SamoaVisa-free
- SurinameVisa-free
- KenyaTravel authorisation (ETA)
- SeychellesTravel authorisation (ETA)
- BangladeshVisa on arrival
- Cape VerdeVisa on arrival
- ComorosVisa on arrival
- EgyptVisa on arrival
- EthiopiaVisa on arrival
- Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival
- LiberiaVisa on arrival
- MaldivesVisa on arrival
- NepalVisa on arrival
- NicaraguaVisa on arrival
- PalauVisa on arrival
- Timor-LesteVisa on arrival
- TuvaluVisa on arrival
Every destination A–Z
A
- Afghanistane-Visa
- Albaniae-Visa
- AlgeriaVisa required
- American SamoaVisa required
- AndorraVisa required
- AngolaVisa required
- AnguillaVisa required
- AntarcticaMore data coming
- Antigua and Barbudae-Visa
- ArgentinaVisa required
- Armeniae-Visa
- ArubaVisa required
- AustraliaVisa required
- AustriaVisa required
- AzerbaijanVisa required
B
- Bahamase-Visa
- BahrainVisa required
- BangladeshVisa on arrival
- BarbadosVisa required
- BelarusVisa required
- BelgiumVisa required
- BelizeVisa required
- Benine-Visa
- BermudaVisa required
- Bhutane-Visa
- BoliviaVisa required
- Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa required
- Botswanae-Visa
- BrazilVisa required
- British Indian Ocean TerritoryMore data coming
- British Virgin IslandsVisa required
- BruneiVisa required
- BulgariaVisa required
- Burkina Fasoe-Visa
- Burundie-Visa
C
- Cambodiae-Visa
- Cameroone-Visa
- CanadaVisa required
- Cape VerdeVisa on arrival
- Caribbean NetherlandsVisa required
- Cayman IslandsVisa required
- Central African RepublicVisa required
- Chade-Visa
- ChileVisa required
- ChinaVisa required
- Christmas IslandMore data coming
- Cocos (Keeling) IslandsMore data coming
- Colombiae-Visa
- ComorosVisa on arrival
- Cook IslandsMore data coming
- Costa RicaVisa required
- CroatiaVisa required
- Cubae-Visa
- CuraçaoVisa required
- CyprusVisa required
- CzechiaVisa required
D
E
F
G
- Gabone-Visa
- GambiaVisa required
- Georgiae-Visa
- GermanyVisa required
- GhanaVisa required
- GibraltarVisa required
- GreeceVisa required
- GreenlandVisa required
- GrenadaVisa required
- GuadeloupeVisa required
- GuamVisa required
- GuatemalaVisa required
- GuernseyMore data coming
- Guineae-Visa
- Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival
- GuyanaVisa-free
H
I
J
K
L
M
- MacauMore data coming
- Madagascare-Visa
- Malawie-Visa
- MalaysiaVisa required
- MaldivesVisa on arrival
- MaliVisa required
- MaltaVisa required
- Marshall IslandsVisa required
- MartiniqueVisa required
- Mauritaniae-Visa
- MauritiusVisa required
- MayotteVisa required
- MexicoVisa required
- MicronesiaVisa-free
- MoldovaVisa required
- MonacoVisa required
- MongoliaVisa required
- MontenegroVisa required
- MontserratVisa required
- MoroccoVisa required
- Mozambiquee-Visa
- Myanmare-Visa
N
- NamibiaVisa required
- NauruVisa required
- NepalVisa on arrival
- NetherlandsVisa required
- New CaledoniaVisa required
- New ZealandVisa required
- NicaraguaVisa on arrival
- NigerVisa required
- Nigeriae-Visa
- NiueMore data coming
- Norfolk IslandMore data coming
- North MacedoniaVisa required
- Northern Mariana IslandsVisa required
- NorwayVisa required
O
P
Q
R
S
- Saint BarthélemyVisa required
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunhae-Visa
- Saint Kitts and Nevise-Visa
- Saint LuciaVisa required
- Saint MartinVisa required
- Saint Pierre and MiquelonVisa required
- Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-free
- SamoaVisa-free
- San MarinoVisa required
- São Tomé and Príncipee-Visa
- Saudi ArabiaVisa required
- SenegalVisa required
- SerbiaVisa required
- SeychellesTravel authorisation (ETA)
- Sierra Leonee-Visa
- SingaporeVisa required
- Sint MaartenVisa required
- SlovakiaVisa required
- SloveniaVisa required
- Solomon IslandsVisa required
- Somaliae-Visa
- South AfricaVisa required
- South KoreaMore data coming
- South Sudane-Visa
- SpainVisa required
- Sri LankaMore data coming
- SudanVisa required
- SurinameVisa-free
- SwedenVisa required
- SwitzerlandVisa required
- Syriae-Visa