Visa Requirements for North Korea Passport Holders (2026)

A North Korea passport gives visa-free access to 40 of 198 destinations (visa-free, visa on arrival, or eTA). Full breakdown by entry type below.

Visa-free destinations (9)

Dominica (21d), Gambia (90d), Guyana (90d), Haiti (90d), Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia (30d), Palestine, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (90d), Seychelles (90d)

Visa on arrival (29)

Armenia, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Jordan, Laos, Macao, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Palau, Rwanda, Samoa, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu

eTA required (2)

Ivory Coast, Kenya

e-Visa required (47)

Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Colombia, Cuba, DR Congo, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Georgia, Guinea, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lesotho, Libya, Moldova, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Korea, South Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Visa required in advance (109)

Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Eritrea, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, North Macedonia, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saint Lucia, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican, Venezuela, Yemen

Passports with similar entry access

Eritrea · Libya · Sudan · Nepal · Myanmar · DR Congo

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Data source: Passport Index dataset (CC-BY). Retrieved & last verified June 26, 2026. Visa rules change frequently — always confirm with the destination’s embassy or official immigration website before you book. See our methodology.