The Embassy of China in Ulaanbaatar is no longer issuing visas to U.S. citizens not resident in Mongolia.  The U.S. Embassy strongly urges all U.S. citizens expecting to visit China from Mongolia to acquire their Chinese visas before departing the United States.

The Secretary of State published a Notice on Wednesday, August 2, 2017, that will restrict the use of U.S. passports to travel into, in, or through North Korea/the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), effective Friday, September 1, 2017.  The Secretary has authorized the restriction due to the serious and mounting risk of arrest and …