# North Korea visa requirements by passport

Current entry categories for 199 passport nationalities. Access data checked August 24, 2026.

Each relationship link exposes its current status, evidence history, and official application route where available.

## Citizenship (1)

- [North Korea](https://multipassrank.com/passport/north-korea)

## Visa required (198)

- [Singapore](https://multipassrank.com/singapore-north-korea-visa)
- [Japan](https://multipassrank.com/japan-north-korea-visa)
- [Italy](https://multipassrank.com/italy-north-korea-visa)
- [Spain](https://multipassrank.com/spain-north-korea-visa)
- [Switzerland](https://multipassrank.com/switzerland-north-korea-visa)
- [Finland](https://multipassrank.com/finland-north-korea-visa)
- [Germany](https://multipassrank.com/germany-north-korea-visa)
- [South Korea](https://multipassrank.com/south-korea-north-korea-visa)
- [Sweden](https://multipassrank.com/sweden-north-korea-visa)
- [Belgium](https://multipassrank.com/belgium-north-korea-visa)
- [France](https://multipassrank.com/france-north-korea-visa)
- [Luxembourg](https://multipassrank.com/luxembourg-north-korea-visa)
- [Norway](https://multipassrank.com/norway-north-korea-visa)
- [United Kingdom](https://multipassrank.com/united-kingdom-north-korea-visa)
- [Ireland](https://multipassrank.com/ireland-north-korea-visa)
- [Netherlands](https://multipassrank.com/netherlands-north-korea-visa)
- [Portugal](https://multipassrank.com/portugal-north-korea-visa)
- [Austria](https://multipassrank.com/austria-north-korea-visa)
- [Denmark](https://multipassrank.com/denmark-north-korea-visa)
- [Malta](https://multipassrank.com/malta-north-korea-visa)
- [New Zealand](https://multipassrank.com/new-zealand-north-korea-visa)
- [Greece](https://multipassrank.com/greece-north-korea-visa)
- [Canada](https://multipassrank.com/canada-north-korea-visa)
- [United States](https://multipassrank.com/united-states-north-korea-visa)
- [Hungary](https://multipassrank.com/hungary-north-korea-visa)
- [Latvia](https://multipassrank.com/latvia-north-korea-visa)
- [Lithuania](https://multipassrank.com/lithuania-north-korea-visa)
- [Malaysia](https://multipassrank.com/malaysia-north-korea-visa)
- [Poland](https://multipassrank.com/poland-north-korea-visa)
- [Slovakia](https://multipassrank.com/slovakia-north-korea-visa)
- [Australia](https://multipassrank.com/australia-north-korea-visa)
- [Czechia](https://multipassrank.com/czechia-north-korea-visa)
- [Estonia](https://multipassrank.com/estonia-north-korea-visa)
- [Iceland](https://multipassrank.com/iceland-north-korea-visa)
- [Slovenia](https://multipassrank.com/slovenia-north-korea-visa)
- [Croatia](https://multipassrank.com/croatia-north-korea-visa)
- [Liechtenstein](https://multipassrank.com/liechtenstein-north-korea-visa)
- [United Arab Emirates](https://multipassrank.com/united-arab-emirates-north-korea-visa)
- [Monaco](https://multipassrank.com/monaco-north-korea-visa)
- [Cyprus](https://multipassrank.com/cyprus-north-korea-visa)
- [Romania](https://multipassrank.com/romania-north-korea-visa)
- [Chile](https://multipassrank.com/chile-north-korea-visa)
- [Bulgaria](https://multipassrank.com/bulgaria-north-korea-visa)
- [Andorra](https://multipassrank.com/andorra-north-korea-visa)
- [Argentina](https://multipassrank.com/argentina-north-korea-visa)
- [Brazil](https://multipassrank.com/brazil-north-korea-visa)
- [Hong Kong (SAR China)](https://multipassrank.com/hong-kong-sar-china-north-korea-visa)
- [San Marino](https://multipassrank.com/san-marino-north-korea-visa)
- [Barbados](https://multipassrank.com/barbados-north-korea-visa)
- [Brunei](https://multipassrank.com/brunei-north-korea-visa)
- [Israel](https://multipassrank.com/israel-north-korea-visa)
- [The Bahamas](https://multipassrank.com/the-bahamas-north-korea-visa)
- [Mexico](https://multipassrank.com/mexico-north-korea-visa)
- [St. Vincent and the Grenadines](https://multipassrank.com/st-vincent-and-the-grenadines-north-korea-visa)
- [Uruguay](https://multipassrank.com/uruguay-north-korea-visa)
- [St. Kitts and Nevis](https://multipassrank.com/st-kitts-and-nevis-north-korea-visa)
- [Antigua and Barbuda](https://multipassrank.com/antigua-and-barbuda-north-korea-visa)
- [Seychelles](https://multipassrank.com/seychelles-north-korea-visa)
- [Vatican City](https://multipassrank.com/vatican-city-north-korea-visa)
- [Mauritius](https://multipassrank.com/mauritius-north-korea-visa)
- [Costa Rica](https://multipassrank.com/costa-rica-north-korea-visa)
- [Panama](https://multipassrank.com/panama-north-korea-visa)
- [Ukraine](https://multipassrank.com/ukraine-north-korea-visa)
- [Paraguay](https://multipassrank.com/paraguay-north-korea-visa)
- [St. Lucia](https://multipassrank.com/st-lucia-north-korea-visa)
- [Grenada](https://multipassrank.com/grenada-north-korea-visa)
- [Peru](https://multipassrank.com/peru-north-korea-visa)
- [Trinidad and Tobago](https://multipassrank.com/trinidad-and-tobago-north-korea-visa)
- [Macao (SAR China)](https://multipassrank.com/macao-sar-china-north-korea-visa)
- [Dominica](https://multipassrank.com/dominica-north-korea-visa)
- [Solomon Islands](https://multipassrank.com/solomon-islands-north-korea-visa)
- [Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)](https://multipassrank.com/taiwan-chinese-taipei-north-korea-visa)
- [Samoa](https://multipassrank.com/samoa-north-korea-visa)
- [Guatemala](https://multipassrank.com/guatemala-north-korea-visa)
- [El Salvador](https://multipassrank.com/el-salvador-north-korea-visa)
- [Marshall Islands](https://multipassrank.com/marshall-islands-north-korea-visa)
- [Serbia](https://multipassrank.com/serbia-north-korea-visa)
- [Tonga](https://multipassrank.com/tonga-north-korea-visa)
- [Tuvalu](https://multipassrank.com/tuvalu-north-korea-visa)
- [Colombia](https://multipassrank.com/colombia-north-korea-visa)
- [Honduras](https://multipassrank.com/honduras-north-korea-visa)
- [Montenegro](https://multipassrank.com/montenegro-north-korea-visa)
- [Nicaragua](https://multipassrank.com/nicaragua-north-korea-visa)
- [Kiribati](https://multipassrank.com/kiribati-north-korea-visa)
- [Micronesia](https://multipassrank.com/micronesia-north-korea-visa)
- [North Macedonia](https://multipassrank.com/north-macedonia-north-korea-visa)
- [Palau Islands](https://multipassrank.com/palau-islands-north-korea-visa)
- [Georgia](https://multipassrank.com/georgia-north-korea-visa)
- [Bosnia and Herzegovina](https://multipassrank.com/bosnia-and-herzegovina-north-korea-visa)
- [Albania](https://multipassrank.com/albania-north-korea-visa)
- [Venezuela](https://multipassrank.com/venezuela-north-korea-visa)
- [Moldova](https://multipassrank.com/moldova-north-korea-visa)
- [Russian Federation](https://multipassrank.com/russian-federation-north-korea-visa)
- [Qatar](https://multipassrank.com/qatar-north-korea-visa)
- [Türkiye](https://multipassrank.com/turkiye-north-korea-visa)
- [South Africa](https://multipassrank.com/south-africa-north-korea-visa)
- [Timor-Leste](https://multipassrank.com/timor-leste-north-korea-visa)
- [Belize](https://multipassrank.com/belize-north-korea-visa)
- [Ecuador](https://multipassrank.com/ecuador-north-korea-visa)
- [Kuwait](https://multipassrank.com/kuwait-north-korea-visa)
- [Fiji](https://multipassrank.com/fiji-north-korea-visa)
- [Maldives](https://multipassrank.com/maldives-north-korea-visa)
- [Saudi Arabia](https://multipassrank.com/saudi-arabia-north-korea-visa)
- [Nauru](https://multipassrank.com/nauru-north-korea-visa)
- [Kosovo](https://multipassrank.com/kosovo-north-korea-visa)
- [Vanuatu](https://multipassrank.com/vanuatu-north-korea-visa)
- [Guyana](https://multipassrank.com/guyana-north-korea-visa)
- [Bahrain](https://multipassrank.com/bahrain-north-korea-visa)
- [Jamaica](https://multipassrank.com/jamaica-north-korea-visa)
- [Oman](https://multipassrank.com/oman-north-korea-visa)
- [China](https://multipassrank.com/china-north-korea-visa)
- [Papua New Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/papua-new-guinea-north-korea-visa)
- [Bolivia](https://multipassrank.com/bolivia-north-korea-visa)
- [Botswana](https://multipassrank.com/botswana-north-korea-visa)
- [Thailand](https://multipassrank.com/thailand-north-korea-visa)
- [Belarus](https://multipassrank.com/belarus-north-korea-visa)
- [Suriname](https://multipassrank.com/suriname-north-korea-visa)
- [Kazakhstan](https://multipassrank.com/kazakhstan-north-korea-visa)
- [Indonesia](https://multipassrank.com/indonesia-north-korea-visa)
- [Lesotho](https://multipassrank.com/lesotho-north-korea-visa)
- [Dominican Republic](https://multipassrank.com/dominican-republic-north-korea-visa)
- [Namibia](https://multipassrank.com/namibia-north-korea-visa)
- [Morocco](https://multipassrank.com/morocco-north-korea-visa)
- [Azerbaijan](https://multipassrank.com/azerbaijan-north-korea-visa)
- [eSwatini](https://multipassrank.com/eswatini-north-korea-visa)
- [Ghana](https://multipassrank.com/ghana-north-korea-visa)
- [Kenya](https://multipassrank.com/kenya-north-korea-visa)
- [Malawi](https://multipassrank.com/malawi-north-korea-visa)
- [Tanzania](https://multipassrank.com/tanzania-north-korea-visa)
- [The Gambia](https://multipassrank.com/the-gambia-north-korea-visa)
- [Rwanda](https://multipassrank.com/rwanda-north-korea-visa)
- [Tunisia](https://multipassrank.com/tunisia-north-korea-visa)
- [Armenia](https://multipassrank.com/armenia-north-korea-visa)
- [Mongolia](https://multipassrank.com/mongolia-north-korea-visa)
- [Philippines](https://multipassrank.com/philippines-north-korea-visa)
- [Zambia](https://multipassrank.com/zambia-north-korea-visa)
- [Cape Verde Islands](https://multipassrank.com/cape-verde-islands-north-korea-visa)
- [Mozambique](https://multipassrank.com/mozambique-north-korea-visa)
- [Uganda](https://multipassrank.com/uganda-north-korea-visa)
- [Sierra Leone](https://multipassrank.com/sierra-leone-north-korea-visa)
- [Benin](https://multipassrank.com/benin-north-korea-visa)
- [Kyrgyzstan](https://multipassrank.com/kyrgyzstan-north-korea-visa)
- [São Tomé and Príncipe](https://multipassrank.com/sao-tome-and-principe-north-korea-visa)
- [Zimbabwe](https://multipassrank.com/zimbabwe-north-korea-visa)
- [Uzbekistan](https://multipassrank.com/uzbekistan-north-korea-visa)
- [Burkina Faso](https://multipassrank.com/burkina-faso-north-korea-visa)
- [Côte d'Ivoire](https://multipassrank.com/cote-d-ivoire-north-korea-visa)
- [Cuba](https://multipassrank.com/cuba-north-korea-visa)
- [India](https://multipassrank.com/india-north-korea-visa)
- [Madagascar](https://multipassrank.com/madagascar-north-korea-visa)
- [Senegal](https://multipassrank.com/senegal-north-korea-visa)
- [Niger](https://multipassrank.com/niger-north-korea-visa)
- [Togo](https://multipassrank.com/togo-north-korea-visa)
- [Gabon](https://multipassrank.com/gabon-north-korea-visa)
- [Tajikistan](https://multipassrank.com/tajikistan-north-korea-visa)
- [Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/guinea-north-korea-visa)
- [Mauritania](https://multipassrank.com/mauritania-north-korea-visa)
- [Equatorial Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/equatorial-guinea-north-korea-visa)
- [Mali](https://multipassrank.com/mali-north-korea-visa)
- [Chad](https://multipassrank.com/chad-north-korea-visa)
- [Guinea-Bissau](https://multipassrank.com/guinea-bissau-north-korea-visa)
- [Vietnam](https://multipassrank.com/vietnam-north-korea-visa)
- [Algeria](https://multipassrank.com/algeria-north-korea-visa)
- [Comoro Islands](https://multipassrank.com/comoro-islands-north-korea-visa)
- [Angola](https://multipassrank.com/angola-north-korea-visa)
- [Cambodia](https://multipassrank.com/cambodia-north-korea-visa)
- [Cameroon](https://multipassrank.com/cameroon-north-korea-visa)
- [Congo (Rep.)](https://multipassrank.com/congo-rep-north-korea-visa)
- [Jordan](https://multipassrank.com/jordan-north-korea-visa)
- [Liberia](https://multipassrank.com/liberia-north-korea-visa)
- [Bhutan](https://multipassrank.com/bhutan-north-korea-visa)
- [Central African Republic](https://multipassrank.com/central-african-republic-north-korea-visa)
- [Haiti](https://multipassrank.com/haiti-north-korea-visa)
- [Laos](https://multipassrank.com/laos-north-korea-visa)
- [Burundi](https://multipassrank.com/burundi-north-korea-visa)
- [Egypt](https://multipassrank.com/egypt-north-korea-visa)
- [Turkmenistan](https://multipassrank.com/turkmenistan-north-korea-visa)
- [Lebanon](https://multipassrank.com/lebanon-north-korea-visa)
- [Congo (Dem. Rep.)](https://multipassrank.com/congo-dem-rep-north-korea-visa)
- [Djibouti](https://multipassrank.com/djibouti-north-korea-visa)
- [Myanmar](https://multipassrank.com/myanmar-north-korea-visa)
- [Nigeria](https://multipassrank.com/nigeria-north-korea-visa)
- [Sri Lanka](https://multipassrank.com/sri-lanka-north-korea-visa)
- [Eritrea](https://multipassrank.com/eritrea-north-korea-visa)
- [Iran](https://multipassrank.com/iran-north-korea-visa)
- [Libya](https://multipassrank.com/libya-north-korea-visa)
- [South Sudan](https://multipassrank.com/south-sudan-north-korea-visa)
- [Ethiopia](https://multipassrank.com/ethiopia-north-korea-visa)
- [Sudan](https://multipassrank.com/sudan-north-korea-visa)
- [Palestinian Territory](https://multipassrank.com/palestinian-territory-north-korea-visa)
- [Bangladesh](https://multipassrank.com/bangladesh-north-korea-visa)
- [Pakistan](https://multipassrank.com/pakistan-north-korea-visa)
- [Nepal](https://multipassrank.com/nepal-north-korea-visa)
- [Somalia](https://multipassrank.com/somalia-north-korea-visa)
- [Yemen](https://multipassrank.com/yemen-north-korea-visa)
- [Iraq](https://multipassrank.com/iraq-north-korea-visa)
- [Syria](https://multipassrank.com/syria-north-korea-visa)
- [Afghanistan](https://multipassrank.com/afghanistan-north-korea-visa)

## Official evidence timeline

- **Current official route — German ordinary passports: named advance visa routes** (Visa required)
  The Federal Foreign Office expressly requires pre-departure mission issuance for each listed German ordinary-passport visitor route.
  - KP: entry is limited to organized travel with assigned guides or interpreters and Foreign Ministry permission; tourist cases are handled by the travel agency, require a Korean-side invitation, and embassy issuance normally takes at least four weeks. LY: apply at the Libyan Embassy in Berlin for a Germany-based applicant. CG: apply before entry at the Republic of the Congo Embassy in Berlin. SS: apply before entry at the South Sudan Embassy in Berlin. CF: apply before entry at the competent Central African Embassy in Paris. LR: visa-on-arrival issuance has ended; Germany-based travellers apply at the Liberian Embassy in Berlin. ML: apply at a Malian foreign mission in Germany.
  - This does not normalize travel warnings, operational access, invitations, special documents, work, residence, transit or final admission.
  Official sources:
  - [Auswärtiges Amt: Auswärtiges Amt: North Korea travel and security advice](https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/reiseundsicherheit/koreademokratischevolksrepubliksicherheit-216104)
  - [Auswärtiges Amt: Auswärtiges Amt: Libya travel and security advice](https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/service/laender/libyen-node/libyensicherheit-219624)
  - [Auswärtiges Amt: Auswärtiges Amt: Republic of the Congo travel and security advice](https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/reiseundsicherheit/kongorepubliksicherheit-208542)
  - [Auswärtiges Amt: Auswärtiges Amt: South Sudan travel and security advice](https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/reiseundsicherheit/suedsudansicherheit-244250)
  - [Auswärtiges Amt: Auswärtiges Amt: Central African Republic travel and security advice](https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/reiseundsicherheit/zentralafrikanischerepubliksicherheit-226450)
  - [Auswärtiges Amt: Auswärtiges Amt: Liberia travel and security advice](https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/reiseundsicherheit/liberiasicherheit-222378)
  - [Auswärtiges Amt: Auswärtiges Amt: Mali travel and security advice](https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/reiseundsicherheit/malisicherheit-208258)

- **Current official route — French ordinary passports: named advance visa routes** (Visa required)
  Current official material establishes advance mission processing or issuance for each listed French ordinary-passport visitor route.
  - AF: single-entry visas are issued by Afghanistan’s Embassy in France. KP: visa available through the DPRK General Delegation in France. LY: visa before arrival. SD: prior visa. SY: Syrian diplomatic or consular representation issues the visa. CG: obtain before departure; no arrival visa. SS: airlines may refuse boarding without a pre-departure visa and France-based applicants use the Paris embassy. CF: the CAR Paris Embassy processes the passport and short-stay application. GQ: no arrival visa and the Paris embassy states required documents. GW: French applications go to the Guinea-Bissau Embassy in Paris; its exceptional Bissau-airport route is not the standard France-resident route. LR: France residents apply through the Liberian Embassy. ML: Mali consulates in Paris or Lyon issue it; no arrival visa. NE: prior visa only; no arrival visa. NG: portal submission is followed by physical dossier submission to OIS Paris for processing. TD: diplomatic or consular mission issuance only; no border visa.
  - This records ordinary French-passport short-visitor routes only and does not normalize travel warnings, operational access, work, residence, special documents or final admission.
  Official sources:
  - [Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Afghanistan entry and stay](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/afghanistan/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entreesejour)
  - [Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: North Korea entry and stay](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/coree-du-nord/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entree-sejour)
  - [Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Libya entry and stay](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/libye/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entree-sejour)
  - [Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Sudan entry and stay](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/soudan/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entree-sejour)
  - [Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Syria entry and stay](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/syrie/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entree-sejour)
  - [Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Republic of the Congo entry and stay](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/congo/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entree-sejour)
  - [Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: South Sudan entry and stay](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/soudan-du-sud/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entree-sejour)
  - [Ambassade de la République centrafricaine en France: Embassy of the Central African Republic in France: short-stay visa](https://paris.diplomatie.gouv.cf/services/24/visa-court-sejour)
  - [Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Equatorial Guinea entry and stay](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/guinee-equatoriale/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entree-sejour)
  - [Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Guinea-Bissau entry and stay](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/files/files/pdf/cav/Guin%C3%A9e-Bissao%20-%20Minist%C3%A8re%20de%20l%27Europe%20et%20des%20Affaires%20%C3%A9trang%C3%A8res.pdf)
  - [Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Liberia entry and stay](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/liberia/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entree-sejour)
  - [Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Mali entry and stay](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/mali/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entree-sejour)
  - [Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Niger entry and stay](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/niger/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entree-sejour)
  - [Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Nigeria entry and stay](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/nigeria/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entree-sejour)
  - [Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Chad entry and stay](https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/information-par-pays/tchad/conseils-aux-voyageurs-entree-sejour)

- **Current official route — British citizen passports: specified advance visitor visas** (Visa required)
  Current FCDO guidance establishes an ordinary British-citizen visitor visa application through the stated embassy or advance process for the listed destinations.
  - KP: tourist travel is normally organised and the visa application is sent directly to the North Korean Embassy; current general-entry restrictions remain material.
  - TD, CG, GW, LR and NE: FCDO directs the British-citizen visitor to the named embassy/consular application route before travel.
  - IR: apply well in advance; a British-passport applicant must use an organised tour or an Iranian sponsor. Kish Island is a distinct travel-agency/approval-before-arrival exception, not a general waiver.
  Official sources:
  - [Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: North Korea entry requirements](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/north-korea/entry-requirements)
  - [Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: Chad entry requirements](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/chad/entry-requirements)
  - [Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: Republic of Congo entry requirements](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/congo/entry-requirements)
  - [Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: Guinea-Bissau entry requirements](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/guinea-bissau/entry-requirements)
  - [Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: Liberia entry requirements](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/liberia/entry-requirements)
  - [Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: Niger entry requirements](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/niger/entry-requirements)
  - [Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: Iran entry requirements](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/iran/entry-requirements)

- **Current official route — Italian ordinary passports: specified advance visitor visas** (Visa required)
  Current Italian MFA guidance establishes the stated advance-consular visa route.
  - CG, ML, NE and GW use named consular application routes; GW explicitly has no direct arrival visa.
  - KP tourist access remains restricted; SD, sponsorship, invitation, conflict, carrier, health and final-admission conditions remain separate.
  Official sources:
  - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy: Viaggiare Sicuri: Republic of the Congo](https://www.viaggiaresicuri.it/schede_paese/COG.json)
  - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy: Viaggiare Sicuri: Mali](https://www.viaggiaresicuri.it/schede_paese/MLI.json)
  - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy: Viaggiare Sicuri: Niger](https://www.viaggiaresicuri.it/schede_paese/NER.json)
  - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy: Viaggiare Sicuri: North Korea](https://www.viaggiaresicuri.it/schede_paese/PRK.json)
  - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy: Viaggiare Sicuri: Sudan](https://www.viaggiaresicuri.it/schede_paese/SDN.json)
  - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy: Viaggiare Sicuri: Guinea-Bissau](https://www.viaggiaresicuri.it/schede_paese/GNB.json)

- **Current official route — Kuwaiti ordinary passports: advance embassy visa destinations** (Visa required)
  Kuwait's current government table directs ordinary Kuwaiti passport holders to obtain an embassy-issued visa before visiting these destinations.
  - Ordinary Kuwaiti passport and short visitor travel; apply through the relevant embassy before departure, with final issuance and admission remaining discretionary.
  Official source:
  - [Kuwait Government Online: List of countries that grant Kuwaiti citizens entry visas upon arrival or require a pre-issued visa from the embassy](https://e.gov.kw/sites/kgoenglish/Pages/InfoPages/KuwaitiCitizenEntryVisaCountries.aspx)

- **Current official route — Palestinian ordinary passports: 2026 advance-visa visitor cohort** (Visa required)
  The State of Palestine's current ordinary-passport schedule labels this exact destination cohort "Visa is required" and separately labels electronic and arrival-issued routes elsewhere in the same schedule. It is normalized as advance visa required.
  - This is the Ministry's ordinary-passport short-visitor baseline. The source separately labels eVisa and visa-on-arrival rows, so a bare "Visa is required" row is not recast as either route.
  - Georgia and Panama have separately stated waivers for holders of specified third-country visas. Those conditional document routes are excluded from this passport-only baseline.
  - Mission availability, passport recognition, individual admission, route, transit, work, residence, diplomatic, official, service and other special-document treatment are outside this policy.
  Official source:
  - [State of Palestine Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Protocol: Visa Regulations for Palestinian Passports as of 2026](https://www.mofa.pna.ps/portals/0/ENGLISHVISAREGULATIONS2026.pdf)

- **Current official route — Seychellois passports: named advance visitor-visa cohort** (Visa required)
  Seychelles' July 2025 passport-holder schedule expressly requires these destinations to issue a visa before entry, rather than treating an online form or airport process as the visitor baseline.
  - Applies to the ordinary Seychellois passport short-visitor baseline in the Ministry's current named list.
  - The schedule's wording requires a visa before entry but does not establish an electronic or border-issued route, so this is normalized only as advance visa required.
  - Mission availability, individual grant, document, route, transit, work, residence, diplomatic, official and special-passport treatment remain outside scope.
  Official source:
  - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora: List of countries Seychelles passport holders need visas](https://mfa.gov.sc/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/LIST-OF-COUNTRIES-SEYCHELLES-PASSPORT-HOLDERS-NEED-VISAS-Updated-July-2025.pdf)

## Useful links

- [HTML destination page](https://multipassrank.com/destination/north-korea)
- [All destinations](https://multipassrank.com/destinations)
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