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Everything you need to know about Mongolia Visa

mongolia-visa-image As per Mongolia’s visa policy, 23 countries are visa exempt, i.e they don’t need a visa to travel to Mongolia. However, UK is not part of it. Hence, if you are a United Kingdom citizen, you do need to apply for a visa prior to your travel.

Visitors from the UK who wish to visit Mongolia will be issued a particular category of visa, depending on the purpose of travel - tourism, work/business, transit, film/media, or family/friends visit.

Mongolian visa is available in three categories -- single entry, double entry, and multiple entry.

Tourist visas are segmented into two entry types: single and double. Business visas can be single or multiple entries. Transit visa is available either as a single or double entry.

All Mongolian visit visas usually arrive with validity for a stay of up to 30 days within six months from the date of issue. You can extend your visa up to 30 days once within six months.

If you are an official UK passport holder, your passport should be valid for a minimum period of 6 months from the date of entry into Mongolia.

Whatever be your reason for travel, you need a visa to enter Mongolia. You can apply for one among the following categories, depending on your purpose, which are:

Diplomatic visit “D”
Official visit “A”
Business visit “B”
Family visit “H”
Visiting International Organizations “OU”
Investor “T”
Visiting NG or Humanitarian organizations “O”
Tourist “J”
Employment “HG”
Student “S”
Migrant “TS”

Note: If your application falls under “A”, “B”, “H” “OU”, “T”, “O”, “HG”, “S”, or “TS” categories, you need to have a visa endorsement letter as a supporting document.

This will be arranged by your host in Mongolia and has to carry the approval of either the Immigration Authority or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia.

Again, this document needs to be submitted by your host to the Embassy, before you arrive there with your application.

Online Application for a Visa on Arrival

Applicants for tourist (J) and business (B) visas can apply online for a visa on arrival. This is for single or multiple entry visas for tourism (J) and business visit (B) categories only.

The process needs to be started by the inviting company or person. They require to login to the immigration website and upload the invitation letter, application form, and other documents as per the given instructions.

After all the documents are submitted, the immigration authority will inform the inviting organization or individual through an email or text message. When the permission is granted, you can enter Mongolia via a VOA

You should remember that at the entry point, the immigration authority might interview you and they can refuse your entry to Mongolia. It is important for the inviting individual or company to provide full and true information about the person.

We recommend that you take a visa in advance prior to your travel to avoid any complication in Mongolia.

Transit Visa

If you need to cross Mongolia to reach another country, with a stay period that exceeds 24 hours, where you need to leave the airport, you will need a Transit Visa. You may apply for a single and double entry via, based on your requirements. For this purpose, you need to apply with the Mongolian embassy or via our website.

Requirements to obtain a transit visa

A passport with a validity exceeding the applicant’s last day of stay by 6 months
A fully completed, signed and dated Application Form
One passport size photograph of dimensions 3.5 ? 4.5 cm, glued on th application form
The required visa fees and service charges
Visas of the countries traveling immediately before and after Mongolia. The flight or train tickets clearly indicating the applicant is not stopping over in Mongolia.

NOTE

It can be a challenge to obtain visas for China and Russia in Mongolia. Foreigners, who aren’t residents of Mongolia, have previously been found to have difficulties while obtaining Chinese visas from the Chinese embassy in Ulaanbaatar. If you plan to travel to Mongolia and then onward to China, you should obtain your Chinese and Russian visa prior to embarking on your trip.

Family Visit or Private Invitation Visa

When you travel to Mongolia to visit friends, family, or relatives, you need to apply for a family visit visa. For this, fill up the application form in black ink (either in English or Mongolian language), arrange your documents (as outlined below).

A passport with a validity exceeding the applicant’s last day of stay by 6 months
A fully completed, signed and dated Application Form
One passport size photograph of dimensions 3.5 ? 4.5 cm, glued on th application form
The required visa fees and service charges
Air ticket or train ticket bookings, hotel reservations or confirmation of places staying during the whole period in Mongolia.
An invitation or “H” type Visa permission approved by the Immigration Authority of Mongolia.

Note: You don’t need a Visa permission if you have officially renounced your Mongolian citizenship. However, you do need to submit your air ticket or train ticket bookings, hotel reservations or confirmation of places staying during the whole period in Mongolia.

Meanwhile, If you are a national other than Mongolian and visiting friends or family, you have to submit a “H” type Visa permission approved by the Immigration Authority of Mongolia.

What are the visa requirements if I am travelling with kids?

If you are traveling with kids (below 16 years) other than your own, you need to carry a notarized letter from the legal guardians of the children, which validates this arrangement.

Any child with a Mongolian parent is entitled to have a 3-month visa without permissions, under the condition that his/her parent has officially renounced Mongolian citizenship.

Copies of the birth certificate indicating parents’ names and a copy of the parent’s former citizenship documents are required.

Can I extend my stay in Mongolia?

As we already mentioned, your visit visa arrives with a validity of 30 days. However, if you wish to extend your stay, you must register with the Mongolian Immigration Agency in Ulaanbaatar after a week of arrival.

Post this, you will be given a residence permit -- which contains your date of birth, passport number, address, photograph, and fingerprints. Remember to keep it with you during your entire stay.

When do I need an exit visa?

Visitors who have been in Mongolia for more than 90 days must obtain an exit visa to leave the country. You can get the exit visa from the Mongolian Immigration Agency office and it usually takes 10 days to be processed.

Visitors to Mongolia for less than 90 days do not need an exit permit. However, requests to exit Mongolia can be denied for reasons such as civil disputes, pending criminal investigations or immigration violations.

What are the eligibility requirements for ETD utilization?

You can utilize a UK Emergency Travel Document (ETD) to enter Mongolia if you hold the status of a permanent resident or you are using an airside transit route.

You may also use ETDs to leave Mongolia. However, in case your ETD has been issued in Mongolia and you are a permanent resident in Mongolia, you shall require an exit visa from the Immigration Authority.

Again, when you don’t have a residence permit you don’t need an exit permit to leave Mongolia on an ETD.

Which are the border crossings available in Mongolia?

There are currently 8 border points for official British passport holders.

They are:

Chinggis Khaan International Airport in Ulaanbaatar
The road/train crossing to China at Zamin Uud
The road crossing to China at Bulgan in the west
The road crossing to China at Bichigt in the southeast.
The road crossing to Russia at Tsagaannuur in the far west.
The train crossing to Russia at Sukhbaatar.
The road crossings to Russia at Altanbulag and Ereen-Tsav. (Sometimes, you may not be able to cross into China or Russia at any of the other border points since they operate seasonally or are open exclusively for Mongolians, Chinese or Russian citizens.)

All the data on this page includes the general types of Mongolian visa for UK citizens. The information is applicable only for an official ‘British Citizen’ passport.

Mongolian authorities reserve the right to enforce, alter, or set the rules at the entry points. If you have any doubts regarding entry requirements, you should consult with the embassy of the consulate.