Get your Mongolia electronic visa online

The question of eligibility for the Mongolian e-Visa is inseparable from that of visa exemptions. Since early 2023, Mongolia has considerably expanded the circle of nationalities exempt from a visa under its national "Visit Mongolia Years" programme. It is therefore essential to check your situation before starting an e-Visa application.

From early 2023 until 1 January 2027, nationals of 34 countries — including France, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Italy and almost every EU member state, but also Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Norway, Iceland and Monaco — are exempt from a visa for any tourist stay not exceeding 30 days. This exemption is temporary and linked to Mongolia's tourism recovery programme. The 30-day stay can be extended once by 30 days (60 days in total) from within Mongolia, online at the official portal or at an immigration office. Germany is the exception: German nationals hold a permanent 30-day exemption, independent of this programme and with no expiry date.

Other nationalities benefit from a visa exemption with no official end date: Canada, Cuba, Germany, Israel, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, the Maldives, Singapore, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan and Vietnam for 30 days; the United States, Argentina, Belarus, Brazil, Chile, Colombia (since 26 January 2026), Ecuador, Kazakhstan, Macau, Paraguay and Peru for 90 days. Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Türkiye have 90 days in any 180-day period, and Ukraine 90 days subject to producing proof of the purpose of the trip (tourist voucher or invitation letter). The Philippines get 21 days and Hong Kong 14 days. South Korea has 90 days for tourism, under the temporary programme extended through the end of 2026.

If your nationality is not covered by an exemption, or if your stay exceeds the duration covered by the exemption, you must obtain an e-Visa before travelling to Mongolia. The e-Visa application is open to around a hundred nationalities worldwide.

Important — Serbia is no longer exempt. The visa exemption enjoyed by Serbian nationals was cancelled on 13 March 2025 by the Mongolian authorities: they must now obtain a visa before departure. Always check your nationality against an official source before booking.

The e-Visa application process for Mongolia is entirely online. It requires no visit to a consulate and no sending of documents by post. Everything is done from home in a few simple steps. It is advisable to have all your documents ready before starting the form to avoid any interruption during entry.

The Mongolian e-Visa is a single-entry visa. It authorises you to enter Mongolia once during its validity period. Once you have left Mongolian territory, the e-Visa is used up and cannot be used for another trip. If you wish to leave and return to Mongolia, a new e-Visa application will be required.

Once issued, you have 150 days to use your e-Visa and enter Mongolia. After this deadline, the authorisation becomes void. You can therefore plan your trip comfortably over several months after obtaining the document, provided you respect this usage window.

The maximum permitted length of stay is 30 days for a tourist or event stay and 10 days for transit. It is not possible to extend the permitted duration from abroad. However, if you are already in Mongolia and wish to stay longer, it is possible to initiate an online visa extension process and then visit a Mongolian immigration centre to finalise your application in person.

For a purpose not covered by the e-Visa (work, study, business, long stay), you must contact the Mongolian Embassy in your country of residence to obtain a standard visa. This type of visa allows stays of 90 to 180 days and covers professional purposes.

Staying beyond 30 days without going back through an embassy is still possible in two cases: travellers who entered visa-free may extend their stay once by 30 days (60 days in total) from within Mongolia, and holders of a tourist e-Visa may request an extension on site from the Immigration Agency. In both cases the process starts online at the official portal and is completed at a Mongolian immigration centre, before the initial period expires. Remember: as soon as the stay exceeds 30 days, registration with the Immigration Agency becomes compulsory within 7 working days of arrival.

Obtaining your e-Visa is a key step, but it is only part of preparing for a trip to Mongolia. This landlocked country between China and Russia, with its vast expanses of steppe, desert and mountains, requires thorough organisation, particularly regarding health, administrative documents and local logistics. Here are the main points to anticipate before departure.

On the health front, no vaccines are compulsory to enter Mongolia. However, health authorities recommend updating the following vaccinations depending on the length and type of stay planned: hepatitis A (recommended for all), hepatitis B (for long or multiple stays), rabies (for long stays), tick-borne encephalitis (for stays in forested or rural areas), and typhoid (for extended stays). A rise in measles cases has also been noted since March 2026 — check that your vaccination is up to date before departure.

You should also find out about weather conditions for the season of your trip: Mongolia experiences extreme temperature variations, hot summers and particularly harsh winters. Pack accordingly.