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Countries have specific prerequisites for travelers to be allowed to enter their territory and stay for a Specified amount of time. Canadian passport holders who plan on traveling to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) or North Korea need to have a valid passport and a visa. They can only apply for a visa from another country that has diplomatic ties with North Korea.

Most travelers who got to North Korea either join tours to Korea or apply for a DPRK visa at the Embassy of DPRK in Beijing. Most of foreign travelers go into DPRK by way of China, which means a Canadian passport holder would also need a Chinese visa to travel to Beijing. They must apply for a Chinese tourist visa with multiple entries since they will be travelling back to China after they are done with their travel to North Korea. Majority of tour groups also get the visas of the people that join their tours from the North Korean embassy in Beijing.

General Chinese Tourist Visa Requirements:

1. Canadian passport (valid for 6 months and has blank pages)
2. Fully accomplished visa application form, with signature.
3. One passport sized photograph with white background
4. Paid application fees:
   1. Single Entry: CAD $50.00
   2. Double Entry: CAD $75.00
   3. 6-month multiple entry: CAD $100.00
   4. 1 year multiple entry: CAD $150.00
   5. Rush same day visa release: CAD $50.00
   6. Rush visa: CAD $35.00 (2nd or 3rd day)

Important notes:

• Chinese visa applications can be submitted in person or by representative as long as the applications form is signed and all documents are complete.
• Chinese visa applications can be done personally in either the Chinese Embassy or in any of its consulates.
  

  The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China

  515 St. Patrick Street
  Ottawa, Ontario
  K1N 5H3
  Canada
  Telephone: (613) 789-9608
  Fax: (613) 789-1414
  Areas served: Ottawa Region, Quebec, Newfoundland & Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island

  Consulates General

  Toronto
  240 St. George Street
  Toronto, Ontario
  M5R 2P4
  Canada
  Telephone: (416) 964-7260 / 964-8861 (24 Hours)
  Fax: (416) 324-9010
  Areas served: Ontario and Manitoba

  Vancouver
  3380 Granville Street
  Vancouver, British Columbia
  V6H 3K3
  Canada
  Telephone: (604) 736-5188 / 734-0704 / 736-3955 (24 Hours)
  Fax: (604) 737-0154
  Areas served: British Columbia and Yukon

  Calgary
  Suite 100, 1011-6th Ave.
  S. W. Calgary, Alberta
  T2P 0W1
  Canada
  Telephone: (403) 264-3322
  Fax: (403)264-6656
  Areas served: Alberta, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories and Nunavut

• Processing time for visas usually takes 4 days. There is a same day and 2^nd/3^rd day rush service offered for a certain amount. However, the Chinese Embassy has advised in their website that applicants submit their applications one month before their intended date of travel.
• Applications can also be submitted through mail or courier via travel agents or companies. One travel company is the Golden Mile 2000 Travel Consultant.
  

  Golden Mile 2000 Travel Consultant

  203-1390 Prince of Wales Dr.
  Ottawa, Ontario
  K2C 3K6
  Canada
  Telephone: 613-224-6863
  Fax: 613-224-7863

• Canadian passport holders must bring extra copies of their passport and pictures for their application for DPRK visa in Beijing.
• For additional information on travel and visa requirements for North Korea, inquiries may be addressed to:
  

  Permanent Mission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

  To the United Nations
  820 Second Avenue
  New York, New York
  10017
  USA
  Telephone: (212) 972-3105 / 3106
  Fax: (212) 972-3154