No visa needed

Do citizens of New Zealand need a visa for Mongolia?

Citizens of New Zealand don’t need a visa for Mongolia and can stay up to 30 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of New Zealand: the passport opens 113 countries visa-free; Wellington — Ulaanbaatar: ≈ 11,950 km, about 15.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to Mongolia without a visa on a New Zealand passport?

Yes, citizens of New Zealand don’t need a visa for Mongolia for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Mongolia visa rules at a glance

With a New Zealand passport you can visit 113 countries visa-free, 36 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the New Zealand passport ranks 37th of 199.
New Zealand passport: visa-free access to 113 countries; Mongolia passport: 34.
Citizens of New Zealand and Mongolia can travel together visa-free to 29 countries, for example: Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Chile, Macau, Thailand, Argentina, Uruguay, Peru, China, Paraguay, Ecuador, Panama, and Seychelles.
Citizens of Mongolia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to New Zealand. New Zealand visa for citizens of Mongolia

Travelling to Mongolia: good to know

Wellington — Ulaanbaatar: about 11,950 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −6 hours.
Local time: Wellington 12:00 — Ulaanbaatar 06:00.
Local currency: Mongolian Tugrik.
Languages: Mongolian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MNT 3,579.
Mongolia is the 55th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of New Zealand.