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Most visitors to North Korea must obtain a visa in advance from one of the North Korean diplomatic missions.[1]
All visitors holding ordinary passports (except South Korea) must obtain a visa prior to entering North Korea.
All visitors (except nationals 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.

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Visa requirement

North Korean tourist visa in the form of a tourist card
North Korea work visa

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 exemption

Nationals 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]

Non-ordinary passports

Visa policy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  DPR Korea
  Visa-free for diplomatic and official passports

Holders of non-ordinary passports issued to nationals of the following countries can enter North Korea without a visa, for a stay up to the duration listed below:[1]

Indefinite stay (1)
90 days (5)
30 days (10)
1 month (1)
14 days (1)

D - diplomatic passports
O - Official Passports
S - Service Passports

(It is Unknown if United Nations Laissez-Passer Holders can enter visa-free as of December 2023)

South Korea

Nationals of  South Korea seeking to visit North Korea cannot use South Korean passports to travel to North Korea.
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.
They must also seek authorization from the South Korean government prior to departure.[10]

Statistics

Visitors with citizenship of the Russian Federation[11]

Country 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
 Russia Decrease 89 Decrease 437 Increase 3,134 Decrease 2,995 Increase 4,359 Decrease 4,220 Increase 4,231 Decrease 3,819 Decrease 6,313 Decrease 6,636 Increase 8,314 4,625

See also

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for North Korea.

References

  1. ^ a b "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. ^ HOW TO GET A NORTH KOREAN VISA - URITOURS
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Leo Byrne (23 December 2015). "North Korea opens new tourist zone at Sinuiju". NK★News.org. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  5. ^ Fazleena Aziz (9 March 2009). "Only Malaysians can visit North Korea without a visa". thestaronline. The Star. Archived from the original on 10 March 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  6. ^ "North Koreans travelling to Singapore will require visas from Oct 1". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. 30 July 2016. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  7. ^ Kang Jin-Kyu; Yoo Jee-Hye (31 July 2016). "Singapore ends visa waivers for North Korea". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Kim Jong-nam death: Malaysia scraps visa-free entry for North Koreans". The Guardian. Associated Press. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  9. ^ https://immigration.gov.la/visa-exemption/
  10. ^ Travel between North & South Korea
  11. ^ "fedstat.ru". Archived from the original on 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2022-03-17.

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