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COVID-19 Information
Last updated: [05/09/2023]
Starting May 12, noncitizen nonimmigrant air passengers will no longer need to show proof of being fully vaccinated with an accepted COVID-19 vaccine to board a flight to the United States. For more information, please see Requirement for Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination for Air Passengers
Check the CDC website for additional information and Frequently Asked Questions.
Entry and Exit Requirements
- Are there COVID-related entry requirements for U.S. citizens? No
- Is a negative COVID-19 test (PCR and/or serology) required for entry? No
- Are health screening procedures in place at airports and other ports of entry? No
Quarantine Information
- Are U.S. citizens required to quarantine? No
- Mongolia has officially lifted restrictions on inbound/outbound travel effective June 1, 2021.
COVID-19 Testing
- Drive-through COVID-19 testing is available at Intermed Hospital in Ulaanbaatar. The cost is 33,000 MNT for rapid test and 98,000 MNT for PCR test and test subjects are responsible for bearing the costs of testing. PCR test results will be available within 24 hours, and test subjects will be informed by the hospital when results are available for pickup. Visit the hospital’s website for additional information.
- COVID-19 testing is available at SOS Medica. The cost is 176,000 MNT for PCR test and test subjects are responsible for bearing the costs of testing. PCR tests will be processed within 24 hours, although results will be delivered via e-mail in the afternoon of the day following testing. Call the hospital for additional information or to make an appointment.
- COVID-19 testing is available at Clinical Molecular Diagnostic Center. The cost is 90,000 MNT for PCR test and test subjects are responsible for bearing the costs of testing. PCR tests will be processed within 6-8 hours, and test subjects will be informed by the hospital when results are available for pick up. Visit the hospital’s Facebook for additional information.
COVID-19 Vaccine Information:
- Are vaccines available in Mongolia for U.S. citizens to receive? No
Local Resources:
- Mongolia initiated a COVID-19 information call center at “119” and “19001950”; however, calls are made only in Mongolian.
- Government of Mongolia COVID-19 updates (in Mongolian)
- Mongolian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in English and Mongolian)
- Montsame – Mongolian News Agency (in English and Mongolian)
- World Health Organization Mongolia on Twitter @WHO_Mongolia
- State Emergency Committee Commission of Mongolia on Twitter @secmm (in Mongolian)
- Other links:
- CDC page on COVID-19
- state.gov Country Information and Travel Advisory page
