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Eritrea visa for citizens of North Korea

Citizens of North Korea need a visa for Eritrea that is issued through the embassy or a visa centre: it can’t be obtained online, because you must attend in person to submit documents and biometrics. Visago fills in the form, prepares your documents and books your appointment. The service costs $49.

For citizens of North Korea: the passport opens 8 countries visa-free; Pyongyang — Asmara: ≈ 8,670 km, about 11.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

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Document preparation and appointment bookingWe fill in the form, prepare your documents and book the visa centre appointment$49

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Can I travel to Eritrea without a visa on a North Korea passport?

No: citizens of North Korea need a visa, issued by the embassy. We prepare your documents and book the appointment for just $49.

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Eritrea visa rules at a glance

With a North Korea passport you can visit 8 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 55 with an e-visa; 107 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the North Korea passport ranks 196th of 199.
North Korea passport: visa-free access to 8 countries; Eritrea passport: 12.
Citizens of North Korea and Eritrea can travel together visa-free to 5 countries, for example: Micronesia, Seychelles, Haiti, Dominica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Citizens of Eritrea, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to North Korea. North Korea visa for citizens of Eritrea

Travelling to Eritrea: good to know

Pyongyang — Asmara: about 8,670 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −6 hours.
Local time: Pyongyang 12:00 — Asmara 06:00.
Local currency: Eritrean Nakfa.
Languages: Arabic, English, and Tigrinya.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ERN 15.
Eritrea is the 98th closest of 195 destinations open to citizens of North Korea.