Mongolia Visa

You will most likely need a Mongolian visa for your Trans-Siberian trip. Check to see Who doesn’t need a Mongolian visa?

A TRANSIT Mongolian visa is required when travelling by train directly from China to Russia and is valid for 48 hours in transit, you are not allowed to get off the train at all. A TOURIST visa required if you are stopping in the Gobi Desert or Ulaanbaatar for anytime and is valid for 14 to 30 days in most cases.

Our Visa Service

We can apply for the Mongolian visa on your behalf in our Beijing office with advance notice. As of September 2011, we need to supply a letter of acceptance from you an agency to apply on your behalf. Bring your passport to our office on day 1, complete application form, and printed email confirmation from the Embassy. We apply the next working day and can collect it from the embassy the following working day. The non-express service has been suspended for non-Chinese visa applicants.

Mongolian Embassy Beijing

As of Summer 2011, the Mongolian Embassy in Beijing is open for application on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 08:30 am until 11am and on Tuesday and Thursday from 2pm to 4pm. You can only make an application at these times. The Embassy is open for passport collection from Monday to Friday from 4pm to 5pm - you can not make a visa application at this time. After application, you need to make payment at the busy Bank of China on Jianguomen Wai Dajie and show the bank receipt upon collection.

Notes

We need a signed application form, your passport (with at least 1 blank page for the visa sticker) and one passport picture.

You can find the Mongolian visa application form for application at this link:
Forms & Downloads page

Beijing Visa Service
Visa Type	Standard Charge overnight
Transit Visa	€ 50
Tourist Visa	€ 75

See details on our visa service for more information

Beijing Embassy

The Mongolian tourist visa in Beijing is issued for 30 days stay in Mongolia in most cases.
The embassy can be very busy and often we can not make the application on the first attempt as the queues are so long and they close religiously at 11am. So, we can not guarantee an overnight visa service.
The Mongolian transit visa can only be issued with proof of through train ticket which we may not have available at time of application. In this case we will need to apply for a tourist visa for you, or apply for the visa closer to time of departure.

The Mongolian Consulate in Hong Kong closed on 28th June 2008 indefinitely.

Make the application yourself

The Mongolian visa is usually straightforward and easy to obtain in most embassies throughout the world. You may be able to obtain the visa yourself before arriving in China. Check the procedure at your local embassy. Most nationalities do need any supporting paperwork for the Mongolian visa application but if the embassy where you apply does insist on something, we can arrange an official visa invitation for € 15 per person as long as you have booked a tour with us in Mongolia.

Who doesn’t need a Mongolian visa?

If you are taking the Trans-Manchurian route the train travels from Russia to China via Harbin and avoids the Mongolian border.

If you are travelling from Vladivostok to Moscow it is unlikely you will include Mongolia in your tour itinerary.

USA passport holders can visit Mongolia as a tourist without a visa for up to three months. Nationals of Cuba, Malaysia, and Israel may visit for one month, nationals of the Philippines may stay in Mongolia for up to three weeks, and Hong Kong and Singapore nationals may visit for two weeks. Beyond these concessions, all visitors to Mongolia must apply for a visa. Back to top.

Visa regulations change frequently and often without warning

ALWAYS DOUBLE CHECK FOR YOURSELF!

Although we try to keep these pages as up-to-date as we can we accept no liability for any inaccuracies in the information contained.

Useful Address

Consulate of Mongolia in Beijing
秀水北街2号
2, Xiushui Beijie,
Jianguomenwai compound
Beijing
Phone: (852) 6532 1203.

Consulate of Mongolia in Hong Kong closed 26th June 2008

Consulate General of Mongolia in Singapore
600 North Bridge Road
#24-08 Parkview Square
Singapore 188778
Tel: (65) 6348 0745

Other Diplomatic Representations
http://www.mongolianconsulate.com.au/mongolia/embassies.shtml

Frequently Asked Questions

Isn't Mongolia part of China?
Mongolia is a separate country to China, so your Chinese visa will be cancelled at the Chinese border. Confusion arises because of ‘Inner Mongolia’, an autonomous region of PR CHINA and ‘Outer Mongolia’ - the Republic of Mongolia

Can we obtain a Mongolian visa at the border?
You must apply for a Mongolian visa at the Embassy, you can not officially apply for a Mongolian visa at the land border. In urgent situations a visa can be issued at Ulanbaatar airport but preparations and paperwork needs to be made in advance.

Some questions on the Mongolian visa application may include;
You should apply for an entry / exit visa for 30 days
The tour operator in Mongolia is called Shuren Co. Ltd. Sukhbaatar district, Street Olimp 8, Building #4, Ulanbaatar. Tel: +(976-11) 310 869.
You will be responsible for your own living expenses while in Mongolia (this question is for students and NGO's).

Is the embassy open year round?
All embassies will close for national holiday dates and often observe other dates of their host country. The embassy will likely be closed around these dates for up to one week in some cases! See our page on Embassy Holidays