North Korean passport
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea passport | |
|---|---|
A biometric DPRK passport for public affairs | |
| Type | Passport |
| Issued by | Immigration Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs General Association of Korean Residents in Japan |
| First issued | 1950s (first version) 2016 (biometric passport) |
| Purpose | Identification and outside travel |
| Eligibility | North Korean citizenship |
| Expiration | 5 years |
| North Korea portal |
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea passport (Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 려권), commonly referred to as the North Korean passport or the DPRK passport, is the passport which may be issued to North Korean citizens for international travel. Since the majority of citizens of North Korea do not get opportunities to leave the country, even through legal means, in most cases passport applications are rejected, and government passports are rarely issued.