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Passport–destination evidence

United States to North Korea

Entry restrictedOrdinary visitor entry is prohibited or currently suspended

This page separates the current comparison status from the official evidence collected for it. Rules shown here concern ordinary short visits unless a source states otherwise.

Official evidence collectedAccess data checked August 24, 2026Sources reviewed August 25, 2026
Evidence timeline

How this access rule is documented

  1. Current official routeEntry restricted

    Ordinary U.S. passports: North Korea travel restriction

    U.S. Passport Services states that ordinary U.S. passports are invalid for travel to, in or through North Korea. A separately issued special-validation passport is limited to national-interest cases and is not an ordinary short-tourist route.

    • Applies to an ordinary U.S. passport for travel to, in or through North Korea.
    • Passport Services may issue a special-validation passport only on a limited national-interest basis, including qualifying journalism, Red Cross work or compelling humanitarian cases.
    • A special validation is a separate passport exception and does not itself decide DPRK admission or replace any DPRK entry permission.
    Official sourceU.S. Department of State, Passport Services: Passport for Travel to North Korea
Provenance

Official source register

Only destination governments, official immigration services, official diplomatic missions, and primary legal instruments qualify as published evidence.