Entry rules · North Korea passport
Do North Korea passport holders need a visa for Argentina?
Yes. North Korea passport holders need a visa for Argentina, applied for before travel.
Checked against official sources on 31 Oct 2026. Two independent checks agreed.
The rule
- Entry
- Visa required. Apply for a visa before you travel, with a visit in person: to a consulate or visa centre, or to give fingerprints.
- Status
- Verified 31 Oct 2026
- Official source
- Dirección Nacional de Migraciones
- Applies to
- A short tourist visit with an ordinary North Korea passport.
What the official sources say
The passages the two checks relied on, with where they come from. Quotes are shown as published, in the source’s language.
Entry: visa required
COREA DEL NORTE REQUIERE VISA REQUIERE VISA
El trámite es personal, por lo que el solicitante deberá tomar contacto con la Representación Consular correspondiente
Todos los solicitantes de visa deben presentarse en persona para una entrevista consular.
More quotes (5)
Concurrí a la entrevista con el funcionario consular, llevando la documentación correspondiente.
Las personas titulares de Pasaportes de los siguientes países NECESITAN VISA para ingresar a la Argentina en TODAS LAS CATEGORÍAS MIGRATORIAS:
Rep. Dem. y Popular de Corea
El trámite es personal, por lo que el solicitante deberá tomar contacto con la Representación Consular correspondiente a fin de concertar una cita y coordinar la presentación de la documentación.
Entrevista consular. Importante: La enumeración precedente no es taxativa y la autoridad consular p
Argentina for other passports
- Visa-freeUp to 90 days
- Andorra, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, North Macedonia, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City
- Visa-freeUp to 30 days
- Grenada, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Macao, Malaysia
- Visa-freeUp to 90 daysPublic data
- Belarus
- Visa-freeUp to 60 days
- Venezuela
- Visa required
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia, Moldova, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How this rule was checked
On 31 Oct 2026 we checked this rule against the official sources that govern entry to Argentina, chiefly Dirección Nacional de Migraciones. Two independent checks reached the same result.
Public visa data (as of 17 Feb 2026) said the same; the check confirmed it.
See this check in the log of checks and changes, and how verification works in the methodology.
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Government travel advice for Argentina
- United States
- Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
- United Kingdom
- No advice against travel
- Canada
- Exercise normal security precautions (with regional advisories)
What these governments tell their own citizens about travel to Argentina as a whole, as of 30 Sept 2026. It is not about visas, and it reflects each government’s relations and consular reach as well as conditions on the ground.
Plan your trip
- Check a trip with more stopsRoute check: the best passport at each stop
- Compare the North Korea passport with anotherWhat a second passport changes, destination by destination
- See what a second passport addsCombine passports and count the destinations they open together
- Argentina visa requirements for every passportThe full table for this destination
- All destinations for North Korea passport holdersRank, map and every rule for the North Korea passport
Before you travel
This page answers whether you need a visa and how long you can stay on a short tourist visit. It does not cover passport validity, other documents or permission to work. Entry rules change, sometimes without notice, and border officials make the final decision: confirm the requirements for your trip with the official immigration website or embassy of Argentina.