Mongolian Visa: Everything You Need to Know
Visa Types
| Visa Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tourist Visa | J | for foreign visitors regardless of their passport types |
| Student Visa | S | for those who come to pursue higher education in Mongolia |
| Business Visa | B | for those visiting mainly to do business in Mongolia |
| Investor Visa | T | for foreign investors in Mongolia or high officials who work in Mongolia at a management level |
| Religious Visa | SG | for those who visit and stay in the country under an auspicious religious organization |
| Contract Employment Visa | HG | for people who are under an employment contract regardless of their passport types |
| Visit Visa for Foreign Narionals | H | for foreign national who has family members residing in Mongolia and the person will either stay or be there on a short visit |
| Diplomatic Visa | D | issued to diplomatic categories and divisions: UN staff and officials with red laissez-passer |
| Diplomatic Visa | A | issued to UN special staff with blue laissez-passer and their family members and international organizations; invited guests of the government; foreigners working in exchanged schemes between governments and foreign journalists from government or international media organizations with either official or ordinary passports |
Transit Visa
Transit visa will be issued to those who are arriving from those European countries that do not have a diplomatic Mongolian mission. When the person has a connecting flight or train ticket and has obtained a visa of the country that they wish to reach in such a case a transit visa valid for 10 days is issued from Mongolia.
Mongolian Visa Exemption
Many countries all over the world have entered into visa agreement policies with Mongolia and are exempted from procuring a visa at all. At present, Mongolia has exempted nationals of 24 countries and areas from visa to enter the country. Eight countries have visa exemption for 90 days.
| Country | Visa Exemption Days |
|---|---|
| Germany | 30 Days |
| United States of America | 90 Days |
| Japan | 30 Days |
| Kazakhstan | 90 Days |
| Republic of Philippines | 21 Days |
| Malaysia | 30 Days |
| Hong Kong | 14 Days |
| Israel | 30 Days |
| Thailand | 30 Days |
| Singapore | 30 Days |
| Brazil | 90 Days |
How to Apply for a Mongolian Visa
1. Fill up the visa application form
2. Submit all the required documents like
• Original passport with a validity of at least six months
• Photograph
• Hotel booking document
• Copy of the flight ticket
• Bank certification on the six months validity of your account along with sufficient funds
• Proof of the visa fee payment which is not refundable
Note: All hard copies need to be submitted
3. If required, the visa officer may want further proofs and hard copies of those need to be provided.
See more about Mongolia Visa Requirements & Application Tips
How is your visa approved?
When a travel visa is issued, a sticker or a stamp is placed on the passport page.
Mongolian Visa Fees Classified in Accordance With Visa Types
Notes:
Indian ordinary passport holders are exempted visa fee for 100%.
Tourist group of 5-10 people will get 25% discount, of over 10 people 50% off.
| Entry Visa | Single | $ 23 |
| Double | $ 35 | |
| Entry - Exit Visa | Single | $ 23 |
| Double | $ 35 | |
| Transit Visa | Single | $ 15 |
| Double | $ 30 | |
| Multiple | $ 40 | |
| Multiple Entry - Exit Visa | 6 Months | $ 53 |
| 1 Year | $ 105 | |
| Visa Extension | Up to 7 Days | $ 12 |
| More than 1 Days | $ 2 |
Visa on Arrival (VOA)
Make sure from the authorized diplomatic mission if your country falls under the visa on arrival category before you plan to travel to Mongolia. Tourists are not eligible to VOA anyway.
Visa on arrival will be issued to those who fulfil the following criterions:
1. Tourists belonging to European countries and those countries where there is no Mongolian diplomatic representation.
2. Someone should invite you from Mongolia who will apply for you visa on arrival ahead of your arrival to Mongolia.
3. Officials or guests of the Government will be issued visa on arrival.
Completion of the application form much ahead of your arrival to Mongolia. You can pay the visa fee upon your arrival.
Visa Registration
The criterion for the visa is dependent on the period of stay, the designated type of visa, the amount of previous entries to the country and the type of the visa. Any visa less than a period of 90 days falls under the temporary visa category.
It should be understood that the period of stay for entry visa, it could be single or double entries up to 30 days. In case that multiple entries for temporary traveler’s visa is valid for 30 days and single and double entries on transit visa is valid for 10 days. Which means that the entry visa is valid for 90 days with 30 days of stay allowed for temporary visitors.
Foreign nationals who plan to stay beyond 30 days should inform within 7 official days to the Immigration Agency of Mongolia in Ulaanbaatar by registering at the designated local office. A regular 30-day visa is issued and can be extended on request from the immigration office. Extension needs to be applied when not less than 4 days remain for the visa to expire.