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Mongolia's e-visa covers tourism for the nationalities listed in the evisa.mn nationality dropdown: one entry, up to 30 days, with no extension possible. Many European, North American and Oceanian passports do not need it at all.
Verified on evisa.mn · October 22, 2026
Apply at least 3 working days before travel: Mongolian embassies quote 48 to 72 hours and there is no paid express option. The last date for entering Mongolia is shown on the e-visa; agencies commonly report 150 days from issue, so check that your travel date falls inside it.
South African passport holders need an e-visa for to Mongolia. It is issued online — no embassy visit, no passport to send.
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The e-visa is issued by the Immigration Agency of Mongolia through evisa.mn. The application has four parts: document type and nationality (where you choose the category, K2 for tourism), personal information, purpose and duration, then data confirmation before card payment. The approved e-visa arrives by email as a PDF; at the border it is scanned with your passport and your fingerprints and photo are taken. Other e-visa categories exist for sports, cultural events and filming (K4, 30 days) and for transit (K6, 10 days). Only nationalities that appear in the portal's nationality list can apply; others are either visa-free or must use an embassy.
Capital and starting point for most trips, with Gandan Monastery, national museums and Sükhbaatar Square.
Site of Karakorum, the old Mongol imperial capital, and Erdene Zuu, the country's oldest surviving monastery.
Village at the southern tip of Lake Khövsgöl, a base for hiking, horse riding and boat trips.
Photo credits: Ulaanbaatar — Bernard Gagnon, CC0 · Kharkhorin — Rob Oo from NL, CC BY 2.0 · Khatgal — Bernard Gagnon, CC0
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The 'Applying for' field on Part 1 sets the category. Choosing tourism (K2) for a film shoot, a sports competition or a festival performance, which belong under K4, or for a short transit that fits K6, can lead to refusal or to questions at the border.
What we checkWe match the purpose of your trip to K2, K4 or K6 before Part 1 is submitted and keep the purpose text consistent with that choice.
Mongolia requires at least 6 months of passport validity beyond arrival. A file submitted with a passport that falls short of this on the planned entry date is refused.
What we checkWe calculate the passport's remaining validity against your planned date of entry, not the application date, and advise renewing first when it falls short.
The portal requires a scan of the passport's first page and a recent colour photo. A blurred or cropped data page, glare across the machine-readable zone or a photo in which the face is not clearly visible can lead to rejection.
What we checkWe check that the scan shows the whole data page without glare and that the photo meets the background and proportion rules before upload.
The form asks where you will stay in Mongolia, down to the district and sub-district. A blank or vague answer, or a tour that starts after the declared entry date, undermines the application.
What we checkWe enter the first night's hotel or the tour operator's details exactly as on the booking and check that the dates fit the declared entry and departure.
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The requirements above are for a South African passport. For another passport, change it in the price column or see the list.
65 passports enter Mongolia without a visa, for stays of 14 to 90 days. Nothing has to be filed before the flight to Mongolia: the passport is stamped at the border. What trips people up: Mongolia wants the passport valid 6 more months from the arrival date.
95 passports need the e-visa for Mongolia, filed online before departure. The government fee for the e-visa for Mongolia is $30, and the authorities take up to 3 business days. What trips people up: border officers in Mongolia can ask for a return or onward ticket.
35 passports need a visa from an embassy or consulate of Mongolia before travelling. Visaska does not file these visas: each consulate of Mongolia sets its own documents and delays, so book the appointment early.
Visaska is a private company, unaffiliated with any government. You can apply directly with the authorities at evisa.mn.
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