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North Korea Passport:
Visa-Free Countries & Entry Rules

Abroad Travel Guide – 86 destinations open to North Korea passport holders without a visa arranged in advance.

North Korea passport holders can currently enter 10 destinations visa-free (including simple eTA authorisations), receive a visa on arrival in 29 countries and apply online for an e-Visa in 47. An embassy visa is still required for 109 destinations, and 2 destinations currently do not admit North Korea passport holders. The full breakdown by category is below, based on our dataset dated 2026-08-24. Select another passport to compare, and wherever a second citizenship or residency could strengthen your passport, we will show you the way.

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Select the passport you actually travel with – your citizenship, or the country of your current residence permit. Your passport check will instantly sort every destination into five entry categories. Countries marked with the green icon have citizenship or residency programs available through Abroad Mobility.

86Countries you can travel to
without arranging
a visa in advance
10
Visa-free
Dominica21 daysPrograms
Gambia90 days
Guyana90 days
Haiti90 days
Ivory CoasteTA
KenyaeTAPrograms
Kyrgyzstan
Micronesia30 days
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90 days
Seychelles90 daysPrograms

Enter with just your passport, no visa needed. Some destinations require a simple electronic travel authorization (eTA). Permitted stay length is shown for each country.

29
Visa on arrival
ArmeniaPrograms
Bangladesh
Bolivia
Burundi
CambodiaPrograms
Cape VerdePrograms
Comoros
Djibouti
EgyptPrograms
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea-Bissau
Iran
JordanPrograms
Laos
Macao
Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Mauritania
Mozambique
Nepal
NicaraguaPrograms
Palau
Rwanda
SamoaPrograms
Tanzania
Timor-Leste
Tuvalu

A visa is issued when you land, usually a short form and a fee right at the border. Check the fee and permitted stay before you fly.

47
e-Visa
Albania
Antigua and BarbudaPrograms
AustraliaPrograms
BahamasPrograms
Benin
Bhutan
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
ColombiaPrograms
Cuba
DR Congo
EcuadorPrograms
El SalvadorPrograms
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
GeorgiaPrograms
Guinea
Hong KongPrograms
Indonesia
Iraq
Kazakhstan
Lesotho
Libya
Moldova
Nigeria
Oman
PakistanPrograms
Papua New Guinea
Qatar
RussiaPrograms
Saint Kitts and NevisPrograms
Sao Tome and PrincipePrograms
Sierra LeonePrograms
SingaporePrograms
Somalia
South KoreaPrograms
South Sudan
Syria
Tajikistan
Thailand
Togo
Uganda
United Arab EmiratesPrograms
Vietnam
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Apply online before you travel; approval usually arrives within a few days by email. No embassy visit needed, you land with the document ready.

109
Visa required
Afghanistan
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
ArgentinaPrograms
AustriaPrograms
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Bosnia and Herzegovina
BrazilPrograms
Brunei
BulgariaPrograms
CanadaPrograms
Central African Republic
Chad
ChilePrograms
China
Congo
Costa RicaPrograms
Croatia
CyprusPrograms
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican RepublicPrograms
Eritrea
Estonia
FijiPrograms
Finland
FrancePrograms
GermanyPrograms
GreecePrograms
GrenadaPrograms
Guatemala
HondurasPrograms
HungaryPrograms
Iceland
India
IrelandPrograms
Israel
ItalyPrograms
Jamaica
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kuwait
LatviaPrograms
Lebanon
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
LuxembourgPrograms
Malaysia
Mali
MaltaPrograms
Marshall Islands
MauritiusPrograms
MexicoPrograms
MonacoPrograms
Mongolia
MontenegroPrograms
Morocco
Myanmar
NamibiaPrograms
NauruPrograms
NetherlandsPrograms
New ZealandPrograms
Niger
North MacedoniaPrograms
Norway
PanamaPrograms
ParaguayPrograms
Peru
PhilippinesPrograms
Poland
PortugalPrograms
Romania
Saint LuciaPrograms
San Marino
Saudi ArabiaPrograms
Senegal
SerbiaPrograms
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South AfricaPrograms
SpainPrograms
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
TaiwanPrograms
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
TurkeyPrograms
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United KingdomPrograms
United StatesPrograms
UruguayPrograms
UzbekistanPrograms
VanuatuPrograms
Vatican
VenezuelaPrograms
Yemen

A visa must be obtained before travelling, via an embassy or consulate of the destination country.

2
No entry
JapanPrograms
Sri Lanka

Entry is currently not permitted for holders of this passport. Rules change; always verify before planning a trip.

Data basis: aggregated open dataset, progressively verified against official government sources (weekly review). Visa rules change frequently and may depend on your residence, travel purpose and documents; always confirm the requirements for your specific trip before travelling. Dataset date: 2026-08-24.

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AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCongoCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicDR CongoEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyIvory CoastJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVaticanVenezuelaVietnamYemenZambiaZimbabwe

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