Further Notes

• U.S. passports holders must obtain a special passport validation from the U.S. federal government before travel. Such validations are only ever issued if travel is in the interests of US national security.
• United States citizens require a visa when traveling to North Korea, as there is no North Korean diplomatic mission in the United States, US citizens must obtain a visa from a diplomatic mission in a third country.
• U.S. secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, authorized a ban on American travel to North Korea that went into effect in August 2017, following the death of Otto Warmbier, a US student who was detained in North Korea and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for allegedly stealing a propaganda poster.

Reference Links

https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/country/korea-north.html
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa-travel-september-idUSKBN1AI2UC
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/KoreaDemocraticPeoplesRepublicof.html

General Information about Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

• Name (Common): North Korea
• Name (Official): Democratic People's Republic of Korea
• Population: 25778815
• Area: 120538
• Capital: Pyongyang
• Currency: North Korean won
• Language: Korean
• Calling Code: +8
• Region: Asia
• Subregion: Eastern Asia

Travel Advisory for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Advisory Message: North Korea has a current risk level of 4.4 (out of 5). We advise: Please reconsider your need to travel to North Korea.
Score: 4.4
Source: https://www.travel-advisory.info/north-korea
Last Updated Aug. 13, 2024, 8:21 a.m.