What should I pay attention to when traveling to North Korea?

Customs and taboos

North Korean Customs does not allow guests to bring their mobile phones into the country, and requires them to be stored before leaving the country. Cameras, camcorders, Mp3 players, binoculars, etc. can be carried. Newspapers and magazines can be carried, but be careful not to be too naked. Articles bearing the national flags and national emblems of the United States and South Korea are not allowed.

tourists are also specially reminded that taking photos is not allowed on the way from sinuiju to Pyongyang. Recently, when tourists enter and leave the North Korean customs, North Korean border guards occasionally check the photos in the digital cameras of the guests, and delete them or impose fines as long as they think the photos are unqualified. Don't take photos casually, only where allowed. It is forbidden to take photos in the market and with soldiers. In particular, don't aim the camera at things that may be considered as "dark side", such as garbage, disheveled people and so on.

When visiting the place where the North Korean leader is pictured, you should not imitate the leader's posture or sit and take photos, and don't comment on the leader; Don't comment on the economic situation of North Korea; During the stay in North Korea, whether it is a business trip or a tourist, there must be North Korean personnel to accompany him throughout.

In North Korea, you can only say "South Korea" instead of "South Korea". On the map of the room, the whole Korean peninsula is a country, and the capital is Pyongyang. And you can't bring items made in Korea.

Visa

According to the agreement between the two countries, people who hold ordinary passports of the Chinese people and foreign countries for diplomatic, official and business purposes can enter the country without a visa, but they can only visit the DPRK at the invitation of the reception unit of the DPRK. Holders of ordinary passports of the People's Republic of China and the People's Republic of China must complete visas outside North Korea before they can enter the country. The authorities that handle visas outside North Korea are North Korea's diplomatic and consular representative offices abroad.

generally speaking, an entry visa to the DPRK is valid for 6 months, counting from the date of issuance, and the period of stay is counted from the date of entry into the DPRK. However, according to the relevant provisions of the DPRK visa, you must enter and leave the country within the validity period of the visa, that is, the period of stay in the DPRK is included in the validity period of the visa, and you must not stay beyond the validity period of the visa. Foreigners who have lived for a long time (more than 6 months) should go through the relevant formalities and apply for a foreigner's residence permit within 7 days from the date of residence registration.