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North Korea: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: North Korea. 34 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 99 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 9Visa-free
  • 2ETA
  • 23On arrival
  • 55eVisa
  • 137Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
North Korea
Rank99
No prior visa34
CodePRK

Passport strength

A mid-level passport 99

Rank 99 of 199. 34 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 1.

EgyptOn arrival

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 192

A prior visa is needed for 192 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

Schengen AreaVisa requiredUnited KingdomVisa requiredUnited StatesVisa requiredCanadaVisa requiredAustraliaeVisaNew ZealandVisa requiredJapanVisa requiredSouth KoreaVisa required
Mobility7/10034 destinations without a prior visa
Stability and rule of law25/100score -1.07 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
US access0/100no E-2, visa required
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a North Korea passport gives

49of 100
rank 114 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility734 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law25score -1.07 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life-no data in the source
  • Health and longevity6073.6 years life expectancy
  • Education-no data in the source
  • Taxes100up to 0%, no inheritance tax, foreign income not taxed
  • US access0no E-2, visa required
  • Plan B and family100dual citizenship allowed, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 9

Entry on your passport

Cook IslandsOceaniaDominicaCaribbean · 21 daysGuyanaAmericas · 90 daysHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysKyrgyzstanAsiaMicronesiaOceania · 30 daysSamoaOceania · 90 daysSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 90 daysSurinameAmericas · 90 days

ETA 2

Electronic authorisation online

Popular:Kenya
KenyaAfrica · 90 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 days

On arrival 23

Visa issued at the border

Popular:ArmeniaEgyptMaldivesTanzania
ArmeniaMiddle East · 120 daysBangladeshAsia · 30 daysBurundiAfrica · 30 daysCambodiaAsia · 30 daysComorosAfrica · 45 daysEgyptAfricaEthiopiaAfricaGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysJordanMiddle EastLaosAsia · 30 daysLiberiaAfricaMacaoAsiaMadagascarAfrica · 60 daysMalawiAfrica · 90 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNepalAsia · 90 daysNiueOceaniaPalauOceania · 30 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysTanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 30 daysTuvaluOceania · 30 days

eVisa 55

Applied for online before travel

Popular:United Arab EmiratesThailandGeorgiaVietnamCubaAustralia
AfghanistanAsiaAlbaniaEuropeAnguillaCaribbeanAntigua and BarbudaCaribbeanAustraliaOceaniaBahamasCaribbeanBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBotswanaAfricaBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaChadAfricaColombiaAmericasCôte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbeanDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEcuadorAmericasEquatorial GuineaAfricaFijiOceaniaGabonAfricaGeorgiaEuropeGuineaAfricaIranMiddle EastIraqMiddle EastKazakhstanAsiaLesothoAfricaLibyaAfricaMauritaniaAfricaMontserratCaribbeanMyanmarAsiaNicaraguaAmericasNigeriaAfricaOmanMiddle EastPakistanAsiaPapua New GuineaOceaniaQatarMiddle EastRussiaEuropeSão Tomé and PríncipeAfricaSierra LeoneAfricaSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSt. HelenaAfricaSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbeanSyriaMiddle EastThailandAsiaTogoAfricaUgandaAfricaUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle EastUzbekistanAsiaVanuatuOceaniaVenezuelaAmericasVietnamAsiaZambiaAfricaZimbabweAfrica

Visa required 137

Through a consulate

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlgeriaAfricaAmerican SamoaOceaniaAndorraEuropeAngolaAfricaArgentinaAmericasArubaCaribbeanAustriaEuropeAzerbaijanEuropeBahrainMiddle EastBarbadosCaribbeanBelarusEuropeBelgiumEuropeBelizeAmericasBermudaAmericasBoliviaAmericasBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbeanBosnia and HerzegovinaEuropeBrazilAmericasBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbeanBruneiAsiaBulgariaEuropeCanadaAmericasCape VerdeAfricaCayman IslandsCaribbeanCentral African RepublicAfricaChileAmericasChinaAsiaCosta RicaAmericasCroatiaEuropeCuraçaoCaribbeanCyprusEuropeCzechiaEuropeDenmarkEuropeDominican RepublicCaribbeanEl SalvadorAmericasEritreaAfricaEstoniaEuropeEswatiniAfricaFalkland IslandsAmericasFaroe IslandsEuropeFinlandEuropeFranceEuropeFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceaniaFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGambiaAfricaGermanyEuropeGhanaAfricaGibraltarEuropeGreeceEuropeGreenlandEuropeGrenadaCaribbeanGuamOceaniaGuatemalaAmericasHondurasAmericasHong KongAsiaHungaryEuropeIcelandEuropeIndiaAsiaIndonesiaAsiaIrelandEuropeIsraelMiddle EastItalyEuropeJamaicaCaribbeanJapanAsiaKiribatiOceaniaKosovoEuropeKuwaitMiddle EastLatviaEuropeLebanonMiddle EastLiechtensteinEuropeLithuaniaEuropeLuxembourgEuropeMalaysiaAsiaMaliAfricaMaltaEuropeMarshall IslandsOceaniaMauritiusAfricaMayotteAfricaMexicoAmericasMoldovaEuropeMonacoEuropeMongoliaAsiaMontenegroEuropeMoroccoAfricaNamibiaAfricaNauruOceaniaNetherlandsEuropeNew CaledoniaOceaniaNew ZealandOceaniaNigerAfricaNorth MacedoniaEuropeNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaNorwayEuropePalestineMiddle EastPanamaAmericasParaguayAmericasPeruAmericasPhilippinesAsiaPolandEuropePortugalEuropePuerto RicoCaribbeanRepublic of the CongoAfricaRéunionAfricaRomaniaEuropeSan MarinoEuropeSaudi ArabiaMiddle EastSenegalAfricaSerbiaEuropeSingaporeAsiaSint MaartenCaribbeanSlovakiaEuropeSloveniaEuropeSolomon IslandsOceaniaSouth AfricaAfricaSouth KoreaAsiaSpainEuropeSri LankaAsiaSt. LuciaCaribbeanSudanAfricaSwedenEuropeSwitzerlandEuropeTaiwanAsiaTajikistanAsiaTongaOceaniaTrinidad and TobagoCaribbeanTunisiaAfricaTürkiyeEuropeTurkmenistanAsiaTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbeanUkraineEuropeUnited KingdomEuropeUnited StatesAmericasUruguayAmericasUS Virgin IslandsCaribbeanVatican CityEuropeYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 97Iran37
  2. 97Palestine37
  3. 98Libya36
  4. 99Bangladesh34
  5. 99North Korea34
  6. 100Nepal33
  7. 101Somalia31
  8. 102Yemen30
  9. 103Pakistan29

Frequently asked questions

North Korea: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 34 of 226 countries and territories, 9 visa-free, 2 with an ETA and 23 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 99 of 199.

North Korea: is a Schengen visa needed?

Yes, a Schengen visa is required, applied for in advance at a consulate or visa centre.

North Korea → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

North Korea → United States: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

North Korea → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

eVisa. Applied for online before travel.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 152 destinations without a prior visa, St. Kitts and Nevis adds 126. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.