The Discreet Investor
World Passport Index · October 2026
Mongolia passport: rank 118 of 199
The Mongolia passport scores 47.9 out of 100 in our Investor Score and opens 60 destinations without a prior visa (Mobility Score 74.2, rank 125).
Photo: Khövsgöl Province · Bernard Gagnon · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
Investor Score
How the Mongolia passport scores on each pillar
| Pillar | Points | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted mobility | 9.6 / 30 | 60 of 198 destinations without a prior visa; 32% of the maximum once destinations are weighted by economic importance. |
| Right to live and work | 0.0 / 20 | No automatic right to live and work in another country. |
| Banking access | 15.0 / 15 | Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check. |
| Tax and obligations | 13.5 / 15 | Military service, with exemption or deferral for citizens abroad |
| Citizenship flexibility | 4.5 / 10 | Dual citizenship not allowed; Passed to children born abroad under conditions; Withdrawn only for fraud |
| Stability and consular protection | 5.3 / 10 | Political stability 76/100 · rule of law 57/100 · embassies or consulates in 34 countries. |
| Investor Score | 47.9 / 100 |
Weighted mobility
Where Mongolia passport holders can travel
Entry rules for a short tourist or business stay, by category. Destinations are the 199 passport-issuing jurisdictions; dependent territories will be added in the first full edition.
Visa-free36
- Argentina · 90 days
- Barbados · 90 days
- Belarus · 90 days
- Brazil · 90 days
- Chile · 90 days
- China · 30 days
- Colombia · 90 days
- Cuba · 30 days
- Dominica · 21 days
- Ecuador · 90 days
- Haiti · 90 days
- Hong Kong · 14 days
- Kazakhstan · 90 days
- Kyrgyzstan · 90 days
- Laos · 30 days
- Macao · 90 days
- Malaysia · 30 days
- Maldives · 30 days
- Micronesia · 30 days
- Palestine
- Panama · 90 days
- Paraguay · 90 days
- Peru · 90 days
- Philippines · 21 days
- Russia · 30 days
- Samoa · 90 days
- Singapore · 30 days
- St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Suriname · 90 days
- Tajikistan · 30 days
- Thailand · 30 days
- Türkiye · 30 days
- United Arab Emirates · 30 days
- Uruguay · 30 days
- Uzbekistan · 30 days
- Vietnam · 30 days
Electronic travel authorisation3
- Israel · 90 days
- Seychelles
- Sri Lanka · 30 days
Visa on arrival21
- Bahrain · 14 days
- Bangladesh · 30 days
- Burundi
- Cambodia · 30 days
- Comoros · 45 days
- Egypt · 30 days
- Guinea-Bissau · 90 days
- Indonesia · 30 days
- Madagascar · 90 days
- Malawi · 30 days
- Marshall Islands · 90 days
- Mauritius
- Mozambique · 30 days
- Nepal · 90 days
- Palau · 30 days
- Rwanda · 30 days
- St Lucia
- Tanzania · 90 days
- Timor-Leste · 30 days
- Tuvalu
- Zambia · 90 days
E-visa52
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Angola
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Côte d’Ivoire
- DR Congo
- Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Gabon
- Georgia
- Guinea
- Guyana
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Japan
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Libya
- Mauritania
- Moldova
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Qatar
- Serbia
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- St Kitts & Nevis
- Syria
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- Togo
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Uganda
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Zimbabwe
Visa required86
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Finland
- France
- Gambia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Mali
- Malta
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Poland
- Portugal
- Republic of the Congo
- Romania
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tonga
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Vatican City
- Yemen
Right to live and work
Where Mongolia citizens can live and work
Mongolia citizens have no automatic right to live and work in another country: residence abroad depends on each country's immigration rules — or on a residence or citizenship by investment programme.
Banking access · Tax and obligations · Citizenship flexibility
Banking, tax and citizenship rules for Mongolia citizens
Banking
- Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check.
Tax and obligations
- Military service, with exemption or deferral for citizens abroad
Citizenship
- Dual citizenship not allowed
- Passed to children born abroad under conditions
- Withdrawn only for fraud
Stability and consular network
- Political stability 76/100 · rule of law 57/100 · embassies or consulates in 34 countries.
Mongolia passport: common questions
How many countries can Mongolia passport holders visit without a visa? +
60 of the 198 other passport-issuing jurisdictions: 36 visa-free, 3 with an electronic travel authorisation and 21 with a visa on arrival. A further 52 offer an e-visa, and 86 require a visa from an embassy or consulate.
Do Mongolia citizens need a visa for the Schengen area, the United Kingdom and the United States? +
Schengen area (France): Visa required. United Kingdom: Visa required. United States: Visa required.
Is the Mongolia passport good for investors? +
It ranks 118 of 199 in the Investor Score, with 47.9 points out of 100. Its strongest pillar is Banking access; its weakest is Right to live and work.
Sources: entry rules from the Wikipedia article Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), read in October 2026; other pillars from official lists, legislation, the World Bank, UNDP and UN Tourism. Preliminary edition — see the methodology.
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