Please note, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) advises against all but essential travel to North Korea.
The level of tension on the Korean Peninsula remains high. While daily life in the capital city, Pyongyang, may appear calm, the security situation in North Korea can change quickly with no advance warning about possible actions by the authorities.
North Korea’s borders have been closed to general entry since the government imposed COVID-19 border restrictions in 2020. The government has recently started to relax the COVID restrictions but quickly put the restrictions back into place.
Requirements
| Carnet de Passage | no requirements |
| Insurance | required |
| International driving permit | yes 1968 |
| Travel Visa | required, communicate with British Embassy |
Please note, this page was correct when written in March 2025.