Mongolian passport
The front cover of a contemporary Mongolian biometric passport issued since 2023.
TypePassport
Issued byGeneral Authority for State Registration
First issuedMarch 15, 2023
(biometric passport) [1]
PurposeIdentification
EligibilityMongolian citizenship
Expiration5 or 10 years after issuance
Cost₮82,500 (biometric)
₮32,500 (regular) [2]

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.

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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

Types of passports

  • Ordinary passport (red), Engiin passport
  • Official passport (green), Alban passport
  • Diplomatic passport (blue), Diplomat passport

Description

Mongolian passports are dark red, with the Mongolian emblem in the top of the front cover, below the words "ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ" "MONGOLIA" in folded Mongolian script and English, respectively. The word "PASSPORT" are inscribed below the emblem. The inner pages are decorated with the Soyombo symbol. The regular passport contains 32 pages, and the biometric passport contains 42 pages.

Mongolian passports are valid for up to 10 years for persons over the age of 16. They are bilingual, using both Mongolian and English.

Identity information page

Mongolian passport information appears on page 2, and includes the following:

  • Photo of passport holder on the left
  • Type (E) Төрөл
  • Code of State (MNG) Улсын нэрийн товчлол
  • Passport no. Паспортын дугаар
  • Surname Эцэг (эх)-ийн нэр
  • Personal No. Бүртгэлийн
  • Given name Нэр
  • Nationality Иргэний харьяалал
  • Date of birth Төрсөн он, сар, өдөр
  • Sex Хүйс
  • Date of issue Олгосон он, сар, өдөр
  • Date of expiry Дуусах хугацаа

All information appears both in Mongolian and English. The information page ends with the Machine Readable Zone. The signature of bearer follows on page 4.

Passport note

The statement in a Mongolian passport declares in Mongolian and English:

Энэхүү паспортыг эзэмшигч Монгол Улсын иргэнийг ямар нэгэн саадгүйгээр чөлөөтэй нэврүүлж, шаардлагатай үед түүнийг хамгаалан бүх талын туслалцаа үзүүлэхийг холбогдох эрхэм этгээдээс Монгол Улсын Гадаад харилцааны сайд хичээнгүйлэн хүсч байна.

The Minister for External Relations of Mongolia requests all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer, a citizen of Mongolia, to pass freely and without hindrance and in case of need to afford him or her every assistance and protection.

Back cover

The information on the inside back cover of an Mongolian passport states in Mongolian and English:

Энэ паспорт Монгол Улсын төрийн өмч мөн.

This passport is the property of Mongolia.

Visa requirements

Countries and territories with visa-free entries or visas on arrival for holders of regular Mongolian passports
  Mongolia
  Visa not required
  Visa on arrival
  eVisa
  Visa available both on arrival or online
  Visa required

In 2016, Mongolian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 58 countries and territories, ranking the Mongolian passport 81st in the world according to the Visa Restrictions Index.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Цахим гадаад паспортын захиалга авч эхэллээ". montsame.mn (in Mongolian). Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  2. ↑ "Цахим гадаад паспортын захиалга авч эхэллээ". montsame.mn (in Mongolian). Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  3. ↑ Stephen Spencer Gosch, Peter N. Stearns (2008), Premodern travel in world history, Routledge, ISBN 9780415229401
  4. ↑ William Elliott Butler (20 July 1982), The Mongolian legal system: contemporary legislation and documentation, BRILL, ISBN 9024726859
  5. ↑ Mongolian Consular-General, Australia Archived 2007-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
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