The Mongolian passport ( mn, Монгол Улсын Гадаад Паспорт) is a

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issued to Mongolian citizens to enable them to travel outside

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. Mongolian citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 62 countries and territories. In medieval times, the

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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, mn, Иргэний үнэмлэх) within 30 days of reaching the age of 16. This is a form of

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for these often

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people. Foreign travel passports are issued to citizens of

for international travel. New Mongolian passports are issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in

Ulaanbaatar Ulaanbaatar (; mn, Улаанбаатар, , "Red Hero"), previously anglicized as Ulan Bator, is the capital and most populous city of Mongolia. It is the coldest capital city in the world, on average. The municipality is located in north ce ...

or at Mongolian Embassies worldwide.Mongolian Consular-General, Australia

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 "" "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

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Identity information page

Mongolian passport information appears on page 2, and includes the following: *Photo of passport holder on the left *Type (E) *Code of State (MNG) *Passport no. *Surname * Personal No. *Given name *Nationality *Date of birth *Sex *Date of issue *Date of expiry All information appears both in Mongolian and English. The information page ends with the

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. The signature of bearer follows on page 4.

Passport note

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

''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:

This passport is the property of Mongolia.

Visa requirements

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

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References

Passports by country Government of Mongolia {{Mongolia-stub