{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"CN","name":"China","slug":"china"},"destination":{"code":"KP","name":"North Korea"},"status":"visa_required","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-25","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"chinese-private-ordinary-passport-dprk-advance-visa-2026","title":"Chinese private ordinary passports: North Korea advance visa","summary":"China's current consular guidance requires private ordinary-passport holders to obtain a DPRK visa or tourism certificate outside North Korea before travel through a DPRK mission or authorized tourism channel.","status":"visa_required","conditions":["Applies to a Chinese private ordinary passport; diplomatic, service and public-affairs ordinary passports have a separate treaty route.","A DPRK visa must be handled before travel by a DPRK diplomatic or consular mission outside North Korea; an authorized travel agency handles the alternative tourism certificate.","A DPRK receiving organization or organized-tour channel is required, and in-country movement and registration are controlled.","Transit, border-area permits, other passport types and final admission remain outside this classification."],"sourceIds":["china-mfa-current-dprk-private-ordinary-passport-visa-2026"]}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"china-mfa-current-dprk-private-ordinary-passport-visa-2026","title":"North Korea entry and residence guidance","url":"https://cs.mfa.gov.cn/zggmcg/ljmdd/yz_645708/cx_646206/rjjl_646216/","publisher":"Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Department of Consular Affairs","jurisdiction":"China / Democratic People's Republic of Korea","kind":"government-guidance","language":"Chinese","reviewedAt":"2026-08-25"}]}