Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for North Korean passport holders 10
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
CubaeVisa90 days→eTA90 days
FijiVisa required→eVisa
Sri LankaNo admission→Visa required
LiberiaeVisa→Visa on arrival
LesothoVisa required→eVisa
SurinameeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
UzbekistanVisa required→eVisa
VenezuelaVisa required→eVisa
SamoaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free90 days
Harder for North Korean passport holders 12
BoliviaeVisa→Visa required
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
IndonesiaeVisa→Visa required
IsraeleVisa→Visa required
IranVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
MoldovaeVisa→Visa required
NamibiaeVisa→Visa required
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
SingaporeeVisa→Visa required
El SalvadoreVisa→Visa required
TajikistaneVisa→Visa required
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes