No visa needed

Do citizens of South Korea need a visa for Mongolia?

Citizens of South Korea don’t need a visa for Mongolia and can stay up to 90 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 South Korea: the passport opens 114 countries visa-free; Seoul — Ulaanbaatar: ≈ 1,990 km, about 3 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Mongolia without a visa on a South Korea passport?

Yes, citizens of South Korea don’t need a visa for Mongolia for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Mongolia visa rules at a glance

With a South Korea passport you can visit 114 countries visa-free, 38 with a visa on arrival and 31 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the South Korea passport ranks 35th of 199.
South Korea passport: visa-free access to 114 countries; Mongolia passport: 34.
Citizens of South Korea and Mongolia can travel together visa-free to 32 countries, for example: China, Macau, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Micronesia, Singapore, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Russia, and United Arab Emirates.
Citizens of Mongolia, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to South Korea. South Korea visa for citizens of Mongolia

Travelling to Mongolia: good to know

Seoul — Ulaanbaatar: about 1,990 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Seoul 12:00 — Ulaanbaatar 10:00.
Local currency: Mongolian Tugrik.
Languages: Mongolian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MNT 3,579.
Mongolia is the 5th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of South Korea.