Visa requirements by country
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Legend: easy entry need special visa unspecified or multiple options
AfghanistanVisa required
AlbaniaVisa required
AlgeriaVisa required
AndorraVisa required
AngolaVisa required
Antigua and BarbudaElectronic Entry Visa
ArgentinaVisa required
ArmeniaeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 120 days
Australia
AustriaVisa required
AzerbaijanVisa required
BahamasVisa required
BahrainVisa required
BangladeshVisa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
BarbadosVisa required
BelarusVisa required
BelgiumVisa required
BelizeVisa required
NotesBearers of valid visas issued by a Schengen Member State are visa exempt for a maximum stay of 90 days.
BenineVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days / 8 days
NotesMust have an international vaccination certificate.
BhutanVisa required
BoliviaVisa required
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa required
BotswanaVisa required
BrazilVisa required
BruneiVisa required
BulgariaVisa required
Burkina FasoVisa required
BurundiVisa required
CambodiaeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
CameroonVisa required
CanadaVisa required
Cape VerdeVisa on arrival
Central African RepublicVisa required
ChadVisa required
ChileVisa required
ChinaVisa required
NotesVisa is not required for passports endorsed for public affairs or for official trip.
ColombiaVisa required
ComorosVisa on arrival
Republic of the CongoVisa required
Democratic Republic of the CongoVisa required
Costa RicaVisa required
Côte d'Ivoire
CroatiaVisa required
CubaTourist card required|Duration: 30 days
CyprusVisa required
Czech RepublicVisa required
DenmarkVisa required
DjiboutieVisa|Duration: 31 days
DominicaVisa not required|Duration: 21 days
Dominican RepublicVisa required
EcuadorVisa required
EgypteVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
El SalvadorVisa required
Equatorial GuineaVisa required
EritreaVisa required
EstoniaVisa required
EswatiniVisa required
EthiopiaeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: up to 90 days
NotesVisa on arrival is obtainable only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. eVisa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. eVisas are available for 30 or 90 days.
FijiVisa required
FinlandVisa required
FranceVisa required
Gabon
GambiaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
GeorgiaeVisa
GermanyVisa required
GhanaVisa required
GreeceVisa required
GrenadaVisa required
GuatemalaVisa required
GuineaeVisa
Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival|Duration: 90 days
GuyanaVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
HaitiVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
HondurasVisa required
HungaryVisa required
IcelandVisa required
IndiaVisa required
IndonesiaVisa required
IranVisa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
IraqVisa required
IrelandVisa required
IsraelVisa required
NotesConfirmation from Israeli Foreign Ministry is required before a visa is issued.
ItalyVisa required
JamaicaVisa required
JapanAdmission refused
NotesJapan has banned North Korean citizens from entering as part of sanctions against North Korea imposed by the Government of Japan, since February 2016.
JordanVisa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
KazakhstanVisa required
KenyaVisa required
KiribatiVisa required
South KoreaParticular visit regime
NotesNationals of either Koreas seeking to visit the other must submit the North/South Korea visitation verification certificate and the Departure card to the Immigration Officer at the immigration port and go through immigration inspection.
KuwaitVisa required
KyrgyzstanVisa not required|Duration: Unlimited
LaoseVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
NotesVisa on arrival is available at international airports Luangphabang, Pakse, Savannakhet and Vientiane, and at 4 land borders Friendship Bridge, and at 13 border crossings as well as Tanalaeng train station in Vientiane, which connects to the train station in Nongkai, Thailand. Visa on arrival facility will be gradually phased out at various border crossings starting January 2020. eVisa may be used to enter Laos through the following entry points — Wattay International Airport and the First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge Entry points Lalai, Lantui, Meuang mom, Pakxan, and Phoudou are open only to visa holders. Visa on arrival is extendable up to 60 days.
LatviaVisa required
LebanonVisa required
NotesIn addition to a visa, an approval should be obtained from the Immigration department of the General Directorate of General Security (Sûreté Générale).
LesothoeVisa
LiberiaVisa required
LibyaVisa required
LiechtensteinVisa required
LithuaniaVisa required
LuxembourgVisa required
MadagascareVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 90 days
MalawieVisa / Visa on arrival
MalaysiaVisa required
MaldivesFree visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
MaliVisa required
MaltaVisa required
Marshall IslandsVisa required
Mauritania
MauritiusVisa required
MexicoVisa required
MicronesiaVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
MoldovaVisa required
MonacoVisa required
MongoliaVisa required
MontenegroVisa required
MoroccoVisa required
MozambiqueVisa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
MyanmareVisa|Duration: 28 days
NoteseVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu. eVisa available for both tourism (allowed stay is 28 days) or business (allowed stay is 70 days) purposes.
NamibiaVisa required
NauruVisa required
NepalVisa on arrival
NetherlandsVisa required
New ZealandVisa required
NotesHolders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.
NicaraguaVisa on arrival|Duration: 90 days
NigerVisa required
NigeriaVisa required
North MacedoniaVisa required
NorwayVisa required
OmanVisa required
PakistanVisa required
PalauFree visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
PanamaVisa required
Papua New GuineaVisa required
ParaguayVisa required
PeruVisa required
PhilippinesVisa required
PolandVisa required
PortugalVisa required
QatareVisa
RomaniaVisa required
RussiaeVisa|Duration: 16 days
Notese-Visa holders must arrive and departure via 29 checkpoints
RwandaeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
Saint Kitts and NevisVisa required
Saint LuciaVisa required
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa not required|Duration: 1 month
SamoaFree Entry Permit on arrival|Duration: 60 days
San MarinoVisa required
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi ArabiaVisa required
SenegalVisa required
SerbiaVisa required
SeychellesFree Visitor's Permit on arrival|Duration: 3 months
Sierra LeoneVisa required
SingaporeeVisa
SlovakiaVisa required
SloveniaVisa required
Solomon Islands
SomaliaVisa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
NotesAvailable at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
South AfricaVisa required
South SudanElectronic Visa
NotesObtainable online Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel
SpainVisa required
Sri LankaVisa required
SudanVisa required
SurinameeVisa
SwedenVisa required
SwitzerlandVisa required
SyriaVisa required
TajikistanVisa required
TanzaniaeVisa / Visa on arrival
ThailandVisa required
NotesNorth Korean defectors can enter Thailand without identification and they can travel to South Korea from there.
Timor-LesteVisa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
TogoVisa on arrival|Duration: 7 days
TongaVisa required
Trinidad and TobagoVisa required
TunisiaVisa required
TurkeyVisa required
NotesVisa can be obtained on arrival by holders of a valid physical visa or residence permit from Schengen or OECD countries.
TurkmenistanVisa required
TuvaluVisa on arrival|Duration: 1 month
Uganda
UkraineVisa required
United Arab EmiratesVisa required
United KingdomVisa required
United StatesVisa required
UruguayVisa required
UzbekistaneVisa|Duration: 30 days
VanuatuVisa required
Vatican CityVisa required
VenezuelaVisa required
VietnamVisa required
YemenVisa required
ZambiaeVisa
ZimbabweeVisa