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Free Economic and Trade Zone Short Stay

North KoreaShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

Article 79 of the available Rason Economic and Trade Zone Law copy states that foreigners may enter, leave, stay or reside in the Zone through the designated route without a visa on presentation of a passport or equivalent pass. The older 1994 stay regulation separately requires stay registration; present-day border operation and the current force of the historical instruments remain unconfirmed.

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  • The current operational availability and present-day application of the historical Rason instruments are not established.
  • Law on the Rason Economic and Trade Zone (2011-amended), Article 79
    Foreigners may enter, leave, stay or reside in the Zone and may enter or leave the Zone through the designated route without visa upon presentation of passport or other equivalent pass.
  • NATLEX PRK85431 — Article 5
    The application form shall include the name of the applicant, sex, date of birth, nationality, race, job and position, place of residence, place of stay, staying period and reason for staying and this will be submitted with a passport or a visa.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which short-visit purposes this route covers.

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Limits of the record
  • Sanctions caveat (applies to this Zone-based route): UN Security Council Resolution 2375 (2017), paragraph 18, requires states to prohibit their nationals from opening, maintaining or operating joint ventures or cooperative entities with DPRK entities or individuals, new or existing, unless approved case-by-case by the Security Council's 1718 Committee. A DPRK domestic legal permission to enter, stay or reside in the Zone does not by itself indicate that international investment, business or joint-venture activity there is normally available to a given applicant -- that depends on the applicant's own country's sanctions compliance and any required Committee approval, which this route does not establish.

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

A short-term stay in the Zone is up to 90 days. The source does not state a rolling-period formula, visa validity period, number of entries or a general multiple-entry rule.

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  • Current entry-operation and validity details are not published in this regulation.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

The application records identity, nationality, job and position, residence, place of stay, period and reason, and is submitted with a passport or visa. Stay registration is due within 48 hours after arrival. The source does not state a funds, accommodation, invitation or insurance amount.

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Limits of the record
  • No complete border-document checklist or current financial/insurance requirement was demonstrated.
  • NATLEX PRK85431 — Article 5
    A foreigner who will stay in the Zone shall submit an application for the registration of his stay to the Immigration Department within 48 hours from the next day of arrival

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

A person must register the stay with the Zone Immigration Department within the stated 48-hour period to obtain permission and complete registration formalities. A stay beyond 90 days moves into the long-stay certificate procedure; no short-stay extension or conversion mechanics are stated.

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Limits of the record
  • Current application channel, fees and extension/conversion procedure are not established.
  • NATLEX PRK85431 — Article 5
    A foreigner who will stay in the Zone shall submit an application for the registration of his stay to the Immigration Department within 48 hours from the next day of arrival to get the permission

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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