Visitors to Mongolia must obtain a visa from one of the Mongolian diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries, or citizens who may obtain a visa on arrival, or citizens eligible for an e-Visa.
All visitors must have a passport valid for at least 6 months from the date of arrival.
Overview
editVisitors from any country planning to stay in Mongolia for more than 30 days must register with the Mongolia Immigration Agency in Ulaanbaatar within the first seven days of arrival.
Visitors who fail to register and who stay longer than 30 days, even for reasons beyond their control, will be stopped at departure, temporarily denied exit, and fined. Until 1997, individual tourists wishing to visit Mongolia needed a letter of invitation from either a Mongolian citizen or a foreign resident before being granted a visa.
Since then the visa regime has been greatly liberalised with a resultant increase in tourism.[1]
Visa policy map
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Visa exemption
editHolders of passports of the following countries and territories may enter Mongolia without a visa:[2][3]
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90 days 30 days
21 days 14 days |
T1 - Temporary visa-free policy available until 31 December 2024.[4]
T2 - Temporary visa-free policy available until 31 December 2025 (German citizens are not restricted).
In addition, holders of passports of the following countries may enter Mongolia for no more than 90 days without a visa provided that they hold an official invitation:
| Date of visa changes | |
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Cancelled:
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Non-ordinary passports
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- Holders of diplomatic, official or service passports issued by All ASEAN Member States (except Philippines), Albania, Argentina (90 days), Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus (90 days), Bulgaria, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Ecuador (90 days), Germany, Greece, Hong Kong (14 days), Hungary, India, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Maldives, Malta, Macau (90 days), Mexico, Nepal, North Korea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines (21 days), Poland, Romania, Slovakia, South Korea (90 days), Switzerland, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates and Ukraine and holders of diplomatic passports of Czech Republic, Estonia (biometric passports only), France, Italy and United Kingdom do not require a visa for a maximum stay of 30 days (unless otherwise stated).
- Holders of special passports issued by Maldives, Singapore and Turkey do not require a visa for a maximum stay of 30 days.
- Citizens of China holding a passport for public affairs do not require a visa for a maximum stay of 30 days.
- Holders of United Nations Laissez-Passer, officials of the United Nations Specialized Agencies and Interpol Travel Document travelling to Mongolia for purposes of tourism, business and residency do not require a visa for a maximum stay of 30 days.
Future changes
editMongolia has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have, as yet, not entered into force:
| Country | Passports | Agreement signed on |
|---|---|---|
 Belgium[21]
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Diplomatic, official | 9 January 2024 |
 Luxembourg
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Diplomatic, official | 9 January 2024 |
 Netherlands
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Diplomatic, official | 9 January 2024 |
 Ukraine[22]
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Ordinary | 8 November 2019 |
Visa on arrival
editCitizens of following countries traveling as tourists may obtain a visa on arrival at Chinggis Khaan International Airport for a maximum stay of 30 days. They must have a completed visa application form, a passport photo (3.5 x 4.5 cm), a hotel / accommodation confirmation and a return / onward ticket.[23]
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Electronic Visa (e-Visa)
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The following countries and territories may obtain an e-Visa:[24][25]
e-Visa have been available since 1 October 2021,[26] and applications will be processed in 3 working days and cost of e-visas varies based on the applicant passport.[27]
| Visa type | Duration of stay | Validity | Number of entry | Visa fee[28] |
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| Tourism (K2) | 30 days | 150 days | Single | between 5.50 to 51.50 USD |
| Sports or cultural events (K4) | 30 days | 150 days | Single | between 5.50 to 51.50 USD |
| Transit (K6) | 10 days | 150 days | Single | between 2.75 to 25.75 USD |
Visa requirements
editHolders of confirmation of a pre-arranged visa may obtain a single entry visa on arrival at Chinggis Khaan International Airport, provided they are in possession of a completed visa application form and a passport photo, are arriving from a country without diplomatic representation of Mongolia, and have a sponsor in Mongolia who submits request to the Mongolian Immigration Authority.[3]
Visitor statistics
editMost visitors arriving in Mongolia on short term basis for tourism were from the following countries of nationality:[needs update]
| Rank | Country | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China |
144,070 | 131,312 | 145,029 | 157,561 | 178,326 |
| 2 |  Russia |
106,935 | 84,065 | 70,668 | 73,055 | 74,468 |
| 3 |  South Korea |
74,985 | 57,587 | 47,213 | 45,476 | 45,178 |
| 4 |  Japan |
22,582 | 19,985 | 19,277 | 18,282 | 18,178 |
| 5 |  United States |
16,684 | 15,859 | 14,420 | 13,987 | 14,701 |
| 6 |  Kazakhstan |
14,234 | 13,370 | 14,434 | 13,562 | 11,422 |
| 7 |  Germany |
10,586 | 9,709 | 8,992 | 9,551 | 9,499 |
| 8 |  France |
10,044 | 9,035 | 7,989 | 7,733 | 7,407 |
| 9 |  Australia |
6,689 | 5,631 | 4,804 | 5,118 | 6,765 |
| 10 |  United Kingdom |
6,012 | 6,161 | 6,148 | 5,758 | 6,391 |
| Other | 58,273 | 51,442 | 47,230 | 42,761 | 45,480 | |
| Total | 471,094 | 404,156 | 386,204 | 392,844 | 417,815 | |
| Source: Ulaanbaatar Tourism Department[29][30][31][32] | ||||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ Eagles, Paul F. J., Margaret E. Bowman Guidelines for tourism in parks and protected areas of East Asia p 23 2005, ISBN 978-2-8317-0579-8
- ^ "Citizens of the following countries/regions are exempted from visa to enter Mongolia". Consul.mn. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia – Consular Department. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ a b "International travel documents". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through United Airlines. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Citizens of the Republic of Korea coming to Mongolia for the purpose of tourism have been exempted from visa requirements". www.mongolia.gov.mn. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Agreement on the reciprocal abolition of transit and visitors visa requirements between the Government of the Philippines and the Government of Mongolia" (PDF). 13 May 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017.
- ^ Under the Visa Agreement on 2 December 1994
- ^ "News.MN - Мэдээллийн эх сурвалж". www.news.mn.
- ^ Under the Visa Agreement on 14 September 2007
- ^ Under the Visa Agreement on 4 September 2013 Previous visa-free agreement under different terms was applied under the Visa Agreement between USSR and Mongolia on 20 December 1979
- ^ Reciprocal understanding, by exchange of notes, between the government of the Federative Republic of Brazil and the government of the Republic of Mongolia on waiver of short-duration visas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil. (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Biblioteca Digital de Tratados - Usted se encuentra en la página de inicio".
- ^ "О встрече с замглавы МИД Монголии". 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Temporary exemption from visa requirements for citizens of some countries to visit Mongolia". Consul.mn. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia – Consular Department. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Mongolia and Paraguay sign visa waiver agreement". akipress.com.
- ^ "Attention to people visit to Vietnam".
- ^ Was applied from 24 April 1977 under the Visa Agreement between Mongolia and Czechoslovakia on 20 December 1976
- ^ "509/1992 Zb. - o Dojednaní medzi vládou Českej a Slovens... - Nové ASPI - Wolters Kluwer SR, s.r.o." www.noveaspi.sk.
- ^ Was applied under the Visa Agreement between USSR and Mongolia on 20 December 1979
- ^ "List of Countries and Regions without Visa - THE EMBASSY OF MONGOLIA TO THE SWISS CONFEDERATION AND THE PERMANENT MISSION OF MONGOLIA TO UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS". embassyofmongolia.ch. 30 March 2023.
- ^ According to the Government decision, passport holders might travel to Mongolia for tourist and/or business purposes without visa and stay up to 30 days, from 25 June 2014 to 31 December 2015.
- ^ "Negotiations on exemption from visa requirements with Benelux countries established". 10 January 2024.
- ^ "UkrInform: Ukraine signs a visa-free regime with Mongolia | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice". 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Mongolia eVisa".
- ^ "List of countries eligible for electronic visa application". Consul.mn. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia - Consular Department. 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Монгол Улс анх удаа цахим визээр гадаадын иргэн нэвтрүүллээ". Immigration Agency Of Mongolia.
- ^ "General visa information". Consul.mn. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia – Consular Department. 11 April 2022.
- ^ Andrew J. Wein. "MONGOLIA ACTIVATES ITS ELECTRONIC VISA PROGRAM". TourismReview.
- ^ "Statistics of Tourists to Mongolia" (PDF). Нийслэлийн Аялал. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "2015 Оны Жуулчны Болон Аялал Жуулчлалын Салбарын Орлогын Мэдээг Өнгөрсөн Оны Мөн Үетэй Харьцуулсан Мэдээ". 19 February 2016.
- ^ "2016 ОНЫ ЖИЛИЙН ЭЦСИЙН МЭДЭЭГ - 2015 ОНЫ МӨН ҮЕТЭЙ ХАРЬЦУУЛСАН МЭДЭЭ (Final announcement for 2016 - News compared to 2015 times)" (PDF) (in Mongolian).
- ^ "2017 ОНЫ ЖИЛИЙН ЭЦСИЙН МЭДЭЭГ - 2016 ОНЫ МӨН ҮЕТЭЙ ХАРЬЦУУЛСАН МЭДЭЭ (Final announcement for 2017 - News compared to 2016 times)" (JPG) (in Mongolian).
