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Panama visa rules for North Korea passport holders

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The answer

No. North Korea passport holders need a visa to visit Panama.

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ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA NEEDED

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Official source

migracion.gob.paServicio Nacional de Migración de PanamáChecked 29 Oct 2026

MEDIO ORIENTE AFGANISTÁN SI

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Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Not needed with a valid visa or residence permit from Canada, the United States, Australia, South Korea, Japan, the United Kingdom, Singapore, or an EU member state; that route allows at most 30 days.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months.

Presentar pasaporte o documento de viaje original, con un mínimo de 3 meses de vigencia.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Panama passport holders need to visit North Korea.

Visa-free nearby

Other places North Korea passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Panama City, nearest first.

  1. HaitiPort-au-Prince, about 1,310 km from Panama CityVisa-free · 90 days
  2. St. Vincent & GrenadinesKingstown, about 2,050 km from Panama CityVisa-free · 3 months
  3. DominicaRoseau, about 2,090 km from Panama CityVisa-free · 21 days
  4. GuyanaGeorgetown, about 2,370 km from Panama CityVisa-free

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

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