Mongolian passport
The Mongolian passport (Mongolian: Монгол Улсын Гадаад Паспорт) is a passport issued to Mongolian citizens to enable them to travel outside Mongolia. Mongolian citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 62 countries and territories.
| Mongolian passport | |
|---|---|
The front cover of a contemporary Mongolian biometric passport issued since 2023. | |
| Type | Passport |
| Issued by | General Authority for State Registration |
| First issued | March 15, 2023 (biometric passport) |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Eligibility | Mongolian citizenship |
| Expiration | 5 or 10 years after issuance |
| Cost | ₮82,500 (biometric) ₮32,500 (regular) |
In medieval times, the Mongol Empire issued passports (gerege) to officials and emissaries. This authorised them to claim facilities for travel throughout the empire using the yam (Örtöö) system of relay stations which provided food and remounts.
Nowadays, all Mongolian citizens are required to register and apply for a civil passport (now called a civil ID card, Mongolian: Иргэний үнэмлэх) within 30 days of reaching the age of 16. This is a form of identity document for these often nomadic people.
Foreign travel passports are issued to citizens of Mongolia for international travel. New Mongolian passports are issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Ulaanbaatar or at Mongolian Embassies worldwide.