Argentina to North Korea visa requirements

Yes, Argentine passport holders need a visa for North Korea. There is no visa-free, eVisa, visa-on-arrival, or ETA channel. The visa must be arranged in advance through a state-authorized tour operator, and independent travel is not permitted. Crucially, as of mid-2026 North Korea remains effectively closed to general international tourists (only Russian nationals are admitted), so an Argentine traveler cannot currently obtain a tourist visa until borders reopen. A North Korea (DPRK) tourist visa is mandatory for ordinary Argentine passport holders, and it can only be obtained through a tour operator registered with the State General Bureau of Tourist Guidance — never independently and never on arrival as a free walk-up. The visa is typically issued as a separate paper tourist card (not stamped in the passport) and collected at a pre-tour briefing in Beijing or, increasingly, in Russia. There is no eVisa or ETA system. Argentina is not subject to a nationality ban (only U.S. and South Korean passport holders are categorically refused), so an Argentine is in principle eligible. However, the binding practical reality as of June 2026 is that the DPRK has not resumed general international tourism since closing in January 2020; the only nationality currently admitted as tourists is Russian, and the brief 2025 Rason Special Economic Zone reopening was suspended. Flights and trains (Beijing–Pyongyang) resumed in March 2026, signaling possible reopening, but no official announcement permits booking tours or issuing tourist visas for most nationalities yet. Travelers should treat the route as visa-required and currently not operable until the DPRK formally reopens to all tourists. Fees, when issuable, are modest (around EUR 10-60 depending on issuing mission and agent fees) but are bundled into a mandatory guided-tour package costing far more. Conservative verdict: visa-required.