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Visa on arrival If you are travelling to Mongolia from a country that has no Mongolian
consulate, you can pick up a 30-day tourist visa on arrival at the airport in Ulaanbaatar.
You'll need T108,000 (or dollar equivalent) and two passport photos - you should also
have an invitation from an organisation or company in Mongolia.
US citizens US citizens can stay in Mongolia for up to 90 days without a visa. If you stay
less than 30 days, nothing needs to be done, other than having your passport stamped
when you enter and leave the country. If you stay more than 30 days, you need to re-
gister.
Other visa-free nationalities Citizens of Canada, Germany, Israel, Japan, Malaysia and
Turkey can stay visa-free for up to 30 days and Hong Kong and Singaporean citizens can
stay visa-free for up to 14 days.
Registration All visitors who plan to stay more than 30 days must be registered within
seven days of their arrival.
Regulations To check current regulations, try the website of the Mongolian embassy in
Washington DC ( www.mongolianembassy.us ). Another website to check is
www.immigration.gov.mn .
VISAS FOR ONWARD TRAVEL
China
The best place to get a visa for China is in your home country. Applying at home
will require less paperwork and you'll have a better shot at getting a multiple-entry
visa. If you cannot get one in your home country, the Chinese embassy ( Click here )
in Ulaanbaatar is another option. Drop off passports between 9.30am and noon
Monday, Wednesday and Friday (pickup is 4pm to 5pm). Transit visas (single or
double entry) last up to seven days from each date of entry, and single- and
double-entry tourist visas are valid for 30 days from the date of each entry - you
must enter China within 90 days of being issued the visa. Single-/double-entry
tourist visas cost US$30/60 and take four days to issue. For two-day or same-day
service, you'll have to fork out an extra US$20 or US$30. You must pay in US dol-
lars. Visas for US citizens are US$140, regardless of type.
When you apply for the visa you must provide one passport photo, proof of de-
parture from China (eg, an air or train ticket), proof of a booked hotel stay of three
nights, and a bank statement. This is not as difficult as it sounds. For the proof of
departure, you can go to any travel agent in Ulaanbaatar, make a booking for a
flight and get a print-out (you don't need to actually buy the ticket). As for the hotel
bookings, the best way to do this is to book three nights at a hostel in Bĕijīng using
your credit card. These bookings are usually 90% refundable so even if you never