United States Embassy in Korea, North

Embassy Location

North Korea does not have an embassy in the United States. U.S. citizens and residents planning to travel to North Korea may obtain DPRK visas at the DPRK Embassy in Beijing, China, which will issue visas only upon authorization from the DPRK Foreign Ministry in Pyongyang.

Before departing for China, you may wish to contact the DPRK Embassy in Beijing to confirm it has received authorization from Pyongyang to issue you a visa.

The Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in Beijing

No. 11, Ritan Bei Lu,

Jianguomen Wai,

Chaoyang District

Beijing, China 100600

Telephone: (86-10) 6532-6639 (Visa Office)

Telephone: (86-10) 65312-1186

Facsimile: (86-10) 6532-6056

If you wish to ask the DPRK whether your application for a visa would be approved, you may address your inquiry to the Permanent Representative of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the United Nations in New York.

The Permanent Representative of the Democratic

People’s Republic of Korea to the United Nations

820 Second Avenue

New York, NY 10017

Telephone: (212) 972-3105

Facsimile: (212) 972-3154

If you live abroad in a country with diplomatic relations with the DPRK, you could ask the DPRK embassy in that country for visa advice.

The Embassy of Sweden (U.S. Protecting Power):

Swedish Embassy (U.S. Protecting Power)

Munsu-Dong District

Pyongyang, DPRK

Telephone: (850-2) 3817 485 (reception)

Telephone: (850-2) 3817 904, (850-2) 3817 907 (Deputy)

Telephone: (850-2) 3817 908, (850-2) 3817 905 (Ambassador)

Facsimile: (850-2) 3817 663

Email: ambassaden.pyongyang@gov.se

U.S. Embassy Beijing: The Embassy is located near the Ladies' Street (Nuren Jie) and Laitai Flower Market, opposite the Kempinski Hotel and Lufthansa shopping Center.

U.S. Embassy Beijing

American Citizens Services Unit

No. 55 An Jia Lou Road

Chaoyang District

Beijing, China 100600

Telephone: (86-10) 8531-4000

Facsimile: (86-10) 8531-3300

Email: beijingacs@state.gov

Emergency after-hours telephone: (86-10) 8531-4000

U.S. Embassy Seoul: The Embassy is located across the street from Sejong Cultural Center and next to the Ministry of Information and Communication/KT Building.

U. S. Embassy Seoul

American Citizen Services Unit

188 Sejong Daero, Jongno-gu

Seoul, Republic of Korea

Telephone: (82-2) 397-4114

Facsimile: (82-2) 2-397-4101

E-mail: seoulinfo@state.gov

Emergency after-hours telephone: (82-2) 397-4114

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