Mongolian passport
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The Mongolian passport (Template:Langx) is a passport issued to Mongolian citizens for purposes of travel outside Mongolia. Mongolian citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 62 countries and territories. Passports are issued by the General Authority for State Registration, an implementing agency of the Ministry of Justice and Internal Affairs of Mongolia.
In medieval times, the Mongol Empire issued paiza or gerege to officials and emissaries, authorizing them to claim facilities for travel throughout the empire using the yam or örtöö system of relay stations which provided food and remounts.[1]
During the Mongolian People's Republic era, all citizens were required to register and apply for a civil passport as a primary form of identification. This was replaced with the current Citizen Identity Card in the early 2000s.
Types of passports
- Ordinary passport (red), Энгийн паспорт
- Official passport (green), Албан паспорт
- Diplomatic passport (blue), Дипломат паспорт
Description
Mongolian passports since 2023 are colored bright red, with the Mongolian emblem in the top of the front cover, below the words "Template:MongolUnicode" "MONGOLIA" in folded Mongolian script and English, respectively. The word "PASSPORT" is 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
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- Code of State (MNG) Script error: No such module "Lang".
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- Surname Script error: No such module "Lang".
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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:
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Back cover
The information on the inside back cover of a Mongolian passport states in Mongolian and English:
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This passport is the property of Mongolia.
Visa requirements
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As of 2024, Mongolian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 64 countries and territories, ranking the Mongolian passport 75th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.[2]
See also
References
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