Entry restricted

Entry to Sri Lanka for citizens of North Korea

Entry to Sri Lanka is currently restricted for citizens of North Korea. Rules can change, so check with the destination’s embassy before you travel.

For citizens of North Korea: the passport opens 8 countries visa-free; Pyongyang — Colombo: ≈ 5,810 km, about 8 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

Entry restricted

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

Entry to Sri Lanka is currently restricted for citizens of North Korea. Check the rules with the embassy before you travel.

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; Sri Lanka passport: 18.
Citizens of North Korea and Sri Lanka can travel together visa-free to 5 countries, for example: Micronesia, Seychelles, Haiti, Dominica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Citizens of Sri Lanka, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to North Korea. North Korea visa for citizens of Sri Lanka

Pyongyang — Colombo: about 5,810 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3.5 hours.
Local time: Pyongyang 12:00 — Colombo 08:30.
Local currency: Sri Lankan Rupee.
Languages: Sinhala and Tamil.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LKR 330.