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]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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