North Korea FAQ: Will Visiting North Korea Stop Me Going to Other Countries in the Future? (2022)
A short video today tackling the question "Will visiting North Korea affect me travelling to other countries in the future?"...
(and I also recall my last time to North Korea pre-pandemic after finding the entry stamp...)
Disclaimer: everything I say here is from official information currently available in the public domain as well as my personal experience and knowledge in the North Korea travel industry. However, that doesn’t mean that on an individual basis all of this applies 100% of the time.
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Music: Arirang (DPRK, Instrumental)
Source link: https://koryogroup.com/dprk-north-korea/faqs
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Unfortunately, borders are still closed as of time of recording (May 2022).
But, that doesn’t mean we can’t do a bit of forward-thinking. And something a lot of you ask me is if a visit to North Korea will affect your travel in the future.
- Generally, no. It won't affect you. BUT, there are a few exceptions.
Travelling to North Korea, you don’t get a visa or stamp in your passport. Instead, you are provided a visa on a separate piece of paper (which you can’t keep) which is then stamped on your entry and exit. So, technically, there is nothing in your passport to say you have been to North Korea.
However, you should note that you will get entry and exit stamps from China. And, if you are exiting or entering from Dandong in China, that’s if you’re going in or out on the train, you will have a stamp stating “Dandong”; and there is only one country you can go to or from from Dandong. So if someone really wanted to know, they certainly Ould work it out from there.
Plus, there may be instances in which you are questioned on where you have travelled to and from in recent years, for example on visa applications for other countries; you shouldn’t lie on these applications.
It is never usually a problem to state you have been to North Korea. However, it can make a difference to your travels to the USA.
- US travel ban
As of Tuesday 6 August 2019, the United States has introduced travel restrictions on foreign nationals who have visited North Korea. The US government announced that anyone who has been to North Korea since March 2011 would no longer qualify for ESTA (the visa-free entry scheme used by citizens of many countries).
This means that people from countries that are normally eligible for the Visa Waiver Program, using the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) will now have to apply for a US visa in order to visit the United States if they have visited North Korea since 2011.
- ESTA visa rules
This does not mean that if you have visited or are planning to visit North Korea that you can't go to the United States. It just means that you have to apply for a US visa, which you have to pay for.
If you were one of the 38 country nationals permitted to use the ESTA program, you will no longer be able to use this to travel to the US.
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