Visa policy of Mongolia

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.

Mongolian visa sticker

All visitors must have a passport valid for at least 6 months from the date of arrival.

Overview

Visitors 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

  Mongolia

  Visa not required (90 days)

  Visa not required with some condition (90 days)

  Visa not required (30 days)

  Visa not required (21 days)

  Visa not required (14 days)

  Visa on arrival (30 days)

  eVisa (30 days)

  Visa required in advance

Visa exemption

Holders of passports of the following countries and territories may enter Mongolia without a visa:^[2][3]

90 days  Argentina  Belarus  Brazil  Chile  Ecuador  Kazakhstan  Kyrgyzstan  Macao  Paraguay  Peru  Serbia  South KoreaT1  United States 30 days All European Union member statesT2  AustraliaT2  Canada  Cuba  Israel  Japan  IcelandT2  Laos  LiechtensteinT2  Malaysia  Maldives  MonacoT2  New ZealandT2  NorwayT2  Russia  Singapore   SwitzerlandT2  Turkey  Thailand  United Arab Emirates  United KingdomT2  Uruguay  Uzbekistan  Vietnam 21 days  Philippines 14 days  Hong Kong

_{T1 - Temporary visa-free policy available until 31 December 2025.^[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:

Ukraine

Date of visa changes
Unknown: South Korea (until 31 December 2025) 20 December 1979: Ukraine (signed as USSR) 9 March 1990: Singapore 13 May 1994: Philippines[5] 6 June 1994: Malaysia 2 January 1995: Kazakhstan[6] 12 March 1996: Israel[7] 18 June 1998: Hong Kong 4 December 1999: Kyrgyzstan 6 July 2001: United States 8 October 2001: Cuba 3 July 2004: Macao 14 October 2007: Laos[8] 13 January 2008: Thailand 1 April 2010: Japan 1 September 2013: Germany 8 November 2013: Serbia 1 January 2014: Canada 11 April 2014: Turkey 5 July 2014: Belarus[9] 14 November 2014: Russia (resumed under different terms) 21 September 2015: Brazil[10] 19 February 2018: Argentina[11] 10 June 2018: Uruguay 29 December 2018: Chile 23 October 2020: Ecuador 1 October 2021: Peru 3 June 2022: Uzbekistan[12] 4 January 2023: All European Union member states, Australia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom (until 31 December 2025, except Germany)[13] 12 January 2024: Maldives 17 January 2024: Paraguay[14] 7 March 2024: Vietnam[15] Cancelled: Czechoslovakia: 26 July 1992[16][17] (was resumed in 2014 as Czech Republic and Slovakia) Russia: 5 May 1995[18] (was resumed in 2014) Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan (was resumed in 1999), Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan (was resumed in 2022): 1995[19] Andorra, Argentina (was resumed in 2018), Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Uruguay (was resumed in 2018): 1 January 2016[20]

Non-ordinary passports

  Mongolia

  Visa not required for diplomatic and service passports

  Visa not required for diplomatic passports

• 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

Mongolia 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]	Diplomatic, official	9 January 2024
Luxembourg	Diplomatic, official	9 January 2024
Netherlands	Diplomatic, official	9 January 2024
Ukraine[22]	Ordinary	8 November 2019

Visa on arrival

Citizens 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]

India  Kuwait  Qatar

Electronic Visa (e-Visa)

Mongolian eVisa

The following countries and territories may obtain an e-Visa:^[24][25]

Albania  Andorra  Angola  Antigua and Barbuda  Armenia  Australia1  Bahamas  Barbados  Belize  Benin  Bhutan  Bolivia  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Botswana  Brunei  Burundi  Cambodia  Cape Verde  Central African Republic  China  Colombia  Comoros  Congo  Costa Rica  Cuba  Democratic Republic of the Congo

Djibouti  Dominica  El Salvador  Equatorial Guinea  Eritrea  Eswatini  Ethiopia  Fiji  Gabon  Gambia  Ghana  Grenada  Guatemala  Guinea  Guinea-Bissau  Guyana  Haiti  Honduras  India  Indonesia  Ivory Coast  Jamaica  Kenya  Kiribati  Kuwait  Lesotho

Madagascar  Malawi  Marshall Islands  Mauritania  Mauritius  Mexico  Micronesia  Moldova  Montenegro  Mozambique  Myanmar  Namibia  Nauru    Nepal  Nicaragua  North Macedonia  Palau  Panama  Papua New Guinea  Paraguay  Rwanda  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Samoa  San Marino

São Tomé and Príncipe  Saudi Arabia  Senegal  Seychelles  Sierra Leone  Solomon Islands  South Africa  South Korea2  South Sudan  Suriname  Taiwan  Tanzania  Timor-Leste  Togo  Tonga  Trinidad and Tobago  Tuvalu  Uganda  Vanuatu  Vatican City  Venezuela  Vietnam  Zambia  Zimbabwe

_{1 - An e-Visa is required for work in Mongolia.
2 - An e-Visa is required for sports or cultural events.}

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]
Tourism (K2)	30 days	150 days	Single	between 5.50 and 51.50 USD
Sports or cultural events (K4)	30 days	150 days	Single	between 5.50 and 51.50 USD
Transit (K6)	10 days	150 days	Single	between 2.75 and 25.75 USD

Visa requirements

Holders 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

Most 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

• Visa requirements for Mongolian citizens