All visitors holding ordinary passports (except South Korea) must obtain a visa prior to entering North Korea.
All visitors (except citizens of South Korea) who travel to North Korea for tourism purposes require prior authorization from a travel agency registered with the State General Bureau of Tourist Guidance.
North Korean tourist visas are issued in the form of a tourist card for tourists, or on a separate paper for other types of visas. No stamps are stamped inside one's actual passport.[2]
Visa exemptionedit
Citizens of China holding ordinary passports visiting only the Tongrim County in a tour group can stay there for up to 2 days.[3] They may also visit Sinuiju for a day trip without a visa.[4]
Date of visa changes
Kyrgyzstan: Under the agreement between USSR and North Korea on 22 January 1986
Visa policy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
North Korea
Visa not required for diplomatic, official or service category passports
Visa not required for diplomatic passports
Holders of non-ordinary passports issued to citizens of the following countries can enter North Korea without a visa, for a stay up to the duration listed below:[1]
They must instead submit a North/South Korea visitation verification certificate as well as a departure card to the North Korean immigration officer at the port of entry and go through immigration inspection in North Korea.
^"HOW TO GET A NORTH KOREAN VISA - URITOURS". 19 November 2017.
^"DPRK opens Tongnim-jun to Chinese tourists|Top News|chinadaily.com.cn". usa.chinadaily.com.cn. China Daily. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
^Leo Byrne (23 December 2015). . NK★News.org. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
^Fazleena Aziz (9 March 2009). . thestaronline. The Star. Archived from the original on 10 March 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
^"North Koreans travelling to Singapore will require visas from Oct 1". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. 30 July 2016. from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^Kang Jin-Kyu; Yoo Jee-Hye (31 July 2016). "Singapore ends visa waivers for North Korea". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. Korea JoongAng Daily. from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^"Kim Jong-nam death: Malaysia scraps visa-free entry for North Koreans". The Guardian. Associated Press. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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