Basic Travel Requirements for Ghanaians visiting
Mongolia
Travelers are required to fulfill the following requirements in order to
apply for a Mongolian Visa.
Mongolia Visa for Ghanaians
Facts about Mongolia
Mongolia is a prime tourist destination because of its national museum which displays historic and ethnographic artifacts. The Yolyn Am, a deep gorge with ice; and the Flaming Cliffs, orange bluffs where dinosaur fossils are found. National parks and lakes are top sites for tourists as there are a lot of activities on offer for tourists to take part in.
Every year, since the last decade, an average of 350,000 foreigners visit Mongolia yearly. In a bid to increase the number of foreign visitors to Mongolia, the government offered special tax exemption of up to 10% of the total investment offered for construction of highly rated hotels. Licenses for tourism business was nullified are tour operators are now not required to pay VAT.
Do not buy, sell, kill or capture any protected wild animal or trade its parts without a license. Anyone caught would receive lengthy prison sentences and a fine. Be aware of the local customs and avoid wearing short sleeves, this can be seen as offensive.
Nationals of United States, Brazil, Georgia, Serbia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine can visit Mongolia for up to 90 days without a visa. Citizens of Canada, Cuba, Germany, Israel, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, and Russia are allowed to visit the country without a visa for up to 30 days.
Types of Mongolia Visa
| Types of Visa | Processing Time | Duration of Stay |
|---|---|---|
| Tourist visa | 15 working days | 90 days |
| Business visa | 15 working days | 90 days |
| Student visa | 15 working days | Variable |
General Requirements for Mongolia Visa
Mongolia Tourist Visa Eligibility &
Requirements
- The tourist visa is issued to people who wish to visit Mongolia for tourism or leisure.
- A Mongolian tourist visa is designated as J on your passport.
- A Mongolian tourist visa is valid for 90 days from the date of issue and you can enter Mongolia at any time up to the last day on the visa.
- The 90-day period does not need to cover the whole time in the country, so long as you have entered before the last date shown on the visa.
- This will be the start of your 30 days inside the country.
- 60-day tourist visas used to be common but are now difficult to get. If you do not get 60 days, you can still apply for a 30-day extension once inside Mongolia or get a different type of visa.
- A double-entry tourist visa is also available, but only where the traveler is making a side trip from Mongolia and returning within a short time.
- The double-entry visa cannot be used to make two separate trips to Mongolia.
- Officially, a letter of invitation is no longer needed for tourists to visit Mongolia, but each embassy has a different rule concerning that, and those rules tend to change overnight for no apparent reason.
Mongolia Business Visa Eligibility &
Requirements
- This is the type of visa issued to Ghanaians traveling to Mongolia for business purposes.
- Business travelers are permitted to attend conferences, trade fairs, and business summits while they are in Mongolia.
- A signed official letter from your employer confirming that you are undertaking this business trip on the company’s behalf is needed.
- The purpose and dates of the trip will also be outlined in the letter.
- If a number of trips are required/envisaged, this must be clearly stated in the letter.
- If going for a business meeting, the Mongolian company you’d be meeting may also provide a letter confirming the trip.
- If you are responsible for the costs of the trip, evidence of how you intend to finance your trip and support yourself for the duration of your visit must be provided.
- Certificate of business registration of the Mongolian company you’d be visiting may be required.
Mongolia Student Visa Eligibility &
Requirements
- Applicants intending to go to Mongolia for study will need a student visa.
- The Mongolian student visa is also called the ‘S’ visa.
- After entering Mongolia, ‘S’ visa holders must get a residence permit at once.
- The residence permit is usually valid for 6 months but can be extended for up to up to 1 year.
- The students who plan to take Mongolian language regular class can get Mongolian visa (S visa).
- The passport used for the application must be valid for at least 12 months.
- The student visa application fee is $150 per person.
- A health record report which must include test for HIV/AIDS is required.
- You will need about 4 passport photos during your application for a residence permit.
Mongolia Visa Fees
Tourist visa
150.00 (USD)
Business visa
150.00 (USD)
Student visa
150.00 (USD)