No visa needed

Do citizens of North Korea need a visa for the Seychelles?

Citizens of North Korea don’t need a visa for the Seychelles and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of North Korea: the passport opens 8 countries visa-free; Pyongyang — Victoria: ≈ 8,660 km, about 11.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

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

Yes, citizens of North Korea don’t need a visa for the Seychelles for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Seychelles 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; Seychelles passport: 99.
Citizens of North Korea and the Seychelles can travel together visa-free to 5 countries, for example: Micronesia, Palestine, Haiti, Dominica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Citizens of the Seychelles, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to North Korea. North Korea visa for citizens of the Seychelles

Travelling to the Seychelles: good to know

Pyongyang — Victoria: about 8,660 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −5 hours.
Local time: Pyongyang 12:00 — Victoria 07:00.
Local currency: Seychellois Rupee.
Languages: Seselwa Creole French, English, and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SCR 15.
Seychelles is the 95th closest of 195 destinations open to citizens of North Korea.