No visa needed

Do citizens of Mongolia need a visa for Russia?

Citizens of Mongolia don’t need a visa for Russia 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 Mongolia: the passport opens 34 countries visa-free; Ulaanbaatar — Moscow: ≈ 4,630 km, about 6.5 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 Russia without a visa on a Mongolia passport?

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

Russia visa rules at a glance

With a Mongolia passport you can visit 34 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 50 with an e-visa; 88 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Mongolia passport ranks 134th of 199.
Mongolia passport: visa-free access to 34 countries; Russia passport: 79.
Citizens of Mongolia and Russia can travel together visa-free to 32 countries, for example: China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macau, Vietnam, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Laos, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Belarus, Turkey, and Maldives.
Mongolia and Russia share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Russia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Mongolia. Mongolia visa for citizens of Russia

Travelling to Russia: good to know

Ulaanbaatar — Moscow: about 4,630 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +5 hours.
Local time: Ulaanbaatar 12:00 — Moscow 17:00.
Local currency: Russian Ruble.
Languages: Russian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ RUB 84.
Russia is the 25th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Mongolia.