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| Democratic People's Republic of Korea passport | |
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 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 |
TheDemocratic People's Republic of Korea passport (Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 려권), commonly referred to as theNorth Korean passport or the DPRK passport , is thepassport which may be issued toNorth Korean citizens for international travel. Since the majority of citizens of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea do not get opportunities to leave the country, even if they tried legally in most cases the passport application is rejected, the government passports are rarely issued.[1]
The earliest passports of theKorean Peninsula were issued in 1902 by theKorean Empire, with two types, a trading passport and a travel passport. The passports have KoreanHanja text as well as English and French translations. ThePeople's Committee of North Korea also issued "Certificate for Foreign Travel" for the same purpose, which had Korean mixed text as well as English and Russian translations.
North Korean passports were first issued in the 1950s with Korean (Chosŏn'gŭl), Russian and Chinese (traditional script) texts, while the current[when?](likely after 2000) passport has Korean (Chosŏn'gŭl) and English only.[2]
In 2016, North Korea began issuingbiometric passports complying to the ICAO 9303 standard.
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DPRK passport covers are navy blue with theemblem of North Korea emblazoned in the center. The official name of the country "조선민주주의인민공화국" and "DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA" are inscribed above the emblem, with "려권" (ryŏgwon) and "PASSPORT" below.
Official and diplomatic passports must be returned and kept in the passport office, from where it can be retrieved for any further foreign travel. Ordinary passports are never issued without special permission and all holders must apply for anexit visa in order to legally leave the country.[citation needed]
A DPRK Passport includes two identity pages. The first identifies the holder, and includes the following information:
The second page is for official endorsements.
The passport contains the following note:
Korean:
이 려권소지자는 조선민주주의인민공화국의 보호를 받습니다. 이 려권소지자를 지장없이 통과시켜 주며 그에게 필요한 편의와 보호를 베풀어 줄것을 모든 관계자들에게 요청하는 바입니다.
English:
The holder of this passport is under the protection of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. All those whom it may concern are hereby requested to allow the holder to pass freely without let or hindrance, and to afford the holder with assistance and protection as may be necessary.
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